observe
1. (=see, notice) observar, ver
·I observed him steal the duck
·intransitive verb cómo robaba el pato
2. (=watch carefully, study) observar, mirar
[+suspect] vigilar
·now observe this closely
·ahora fijaos bien en esto
3. (=remark) observar, comentar
·"it looks like rain" -- he observed
·--parece que va a llover --observó or comentó él
·I observed to him that ...
·le hice observar que ...
·as Jeeves observed
·como observó Jeeves
4. (=obey)
[+rule, custom] observar
[+Sabbath, silence] guardar
·failure to observe the law
incumplimiento (m) de la ley
5. [+anniversary] celebrar