| inglese > italiano | |
| watch | |
| 1. verb. guardare | |
| 2. sost. osservazione | |
| 3. sost. guardia | |
| 4. sost. orologio da polso | |
| inglese > inglese | |
| watch | |
| 1. subst. A portable or wearable timepiece. |  |
| More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets. |  |
| 2. subst. The act of guarding and observing someone or something. |  |
| 3. subst. A particular time period when guarding is kept. |  |
| The second watch of the night began at midnight. |  |
| 4. subst. A person or group of people who guard. |  |
| The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates. |  |
| 5. subst. The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept. |  |
| 6. subst. (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch. |  |
| 7. subst. (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501). |  |
| 8. subst. The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time. |  |
| 9. v. To look at, see, or view for a period of time. |  |
| Watching the clock will not make time go faster. |  |
| I'm tired of watching TV. |  |
| 10. v. To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention. |  |
| Watch this! |  |
| Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens. |  |
| 11. v. To mind, attend, or guard. |  |
| Please watch my suitcase for a minute. |  |
| He has to watch the kids that afternoon. |  |
| 12. v. To be wary or cautious of. |  |
| You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying. |  |
| 13. v. To attend to dangers to or regarding. |  |
| watch your head; watch your step |  |
| Watch yourself when you talk to him. |  |
| Watch what you say. |  |
| 14. v. (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil. |  |
| 15. v. (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard. |  |
| For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away. |  |
| 16. v. (intransitive) To act as a lookout. |  |
| 17. v. (nautical, of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place. |  |
| 18. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To be awake. |  |
| italiano > inglese | |
| orologio | |
| 1. subst. clock, watch (timekeeping instruments) |  |