| inglés > español | |
| watch | |
| 1. Mirar, ver. | |
| 2. Vigilar, cuidar. | |
| 3. Observar, conservar. | |
| 4. Tener cuidado, precaución. | |
| 5. s. Observación, vigilancia. | |
| 6. s. Turno de vigilancia. | |
| 7. s. Vigilante o grupo de vigilantes. | |
| 8. s. Uno de los tres o cuatro periodos en los que los antiguos griegos y hebreos dividian la noche. | |
| 9. s. Reloj de pulsera. | |
| inglés > inglés | |
| watch | |
| 1. s. A portable or wearable timepiece. |  |
| More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets. |  |
| 2. s. The act of guarding and observing someone or something. |  |
| 3. s. A particular time period when guarding is kept. |  |
| The second watch of the night began at midnight. |  |
| 4. s. A person or group of people who guard. |  |
| The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates. |  |
| 5. s. The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept. |  |
| 6. s. (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch. |  |
| 7. s. (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. s. 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. |  |
| español > inglés | |
| reloj | |
| 1. n-m. clock |  |
| 2. n-m. watch, wristwatch |  |