| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| observe [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (watch [sth], [sb]) | observar⇒ vtr |
| | | ver⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | I observed a man walking along the street. |
| | Observé a un hombre caminando por la calle. |
| observe [sth/sb] vtr | (study [sth], [sb]) (paciente) | tener bajo observación loc verb |
| | | observar⇒ vtr |
| | The doctor observed her patient for twenty-four hours to make sure he was cured. |
| | La doctora tuvo bajo observación a la paciente durante 24 horas para asegurarse de que se hubiera curado. |
| observe [sth]⇒ vtr | (comment on: [sth] noticed) | observar⇒ vtr |
| | | señalar⇒ vtr |
| | "That was very brave," John observed. |
| | «Eso fue muy valiente», observó John. |
observe,
observe that vtr | (with clause: comment on, note) | observar que vtr + conj |
| | | señalar que vtr + conj |
| | | hacer la observación de que loc verb |
| | Helen observes that they are late. |
| | Helen observó que llegaron tarde. |
| observe [sth] vtr | (law: comply) | observar⇒ vtr |
| | | acatar⇒ vtr |
| | | cumplir⇒ vtr |
| | Everyone should observe the law. |
| | Todos deben observar la ley. |
| | Todos deben acatar la ley. |
| | Todos deben cumplir la ley. |
| observe [sth] vtr | (custom: keep, respect) (silencio) | hacer⇒ vtr |
| | (respeto) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | (costumbre) | mantener⇒ vtr |
| | People often observe a minute's silence on Armistice Day. |
| | La gente suele hacer un minuto de silencio durante el Día del Armisticio. |
| observe [sth] vtr | (date: commemorate) | conmemorar⇒ vtr |
| | | celebrar⇒ vtr |
| | The Irish observe St Patrick's Day. |
| | Los irlandeses conmemoran el día de San Patricio. |
| observe⇒ vi | (watch) | observar⇒ vi |
| | | mirar⇒ vi |
| | Mary's just here to observe. |
| | Mary solo está aquí para observar. |