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Watch

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /'wɒtʃ/

Noun

  1. A portable or wearable clock.
  2. A particular time period where guarding is kept.
  3. A person or group of people who guard.
  4. (Nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch

Translations

  • Breton: montr m
  • Bulgarian: часовник m
  • Dutch: horloge m
  • Chinese: 手表
  • Finnish: rannekello
  • French: montre f
  • German: Uhr f
  • Italian: orologio m
  • Japanese: 時計 , 腕時計 , 懐中時計 (1); 警戒 (2)
  • Korean: 시계 (sigye)
  • Polish: zegarek m
  • Portuguese: relógio m
  • Spanish: reloj m
  • Swedish: klocka (1), armbandsur (1), vakt (2,3)

Verb

  1. To observe something over a period of time.
  2. To be wary of someone.

Translations

  • Breton: sellet ouzh
  • Bulgarian: гледам
  • Czech: dívat se
  • Dutch: bekijken
  • Finnish: tarkkailla
  • French: regarder
  • German: beobachten
  • Italian: guardare, sorvegliare
  • Japanese: 見る, 見守る , 見物する (けんぶつする), 見張る
  • Polish: oglądać , obserwować
  • Spanish: mirar, vigilar
  • Swedish: observera (1), betrakta (1)


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