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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.watch /wɒtʃ/
- n. (timepiece) orologio m. da polso, da tasca;
my ~ is slow, fast il mio orologio ritarda, va avanti;
to set one’s ~ regolare l’orologio
- modif. [chain, spring, strap] dell’orologio.
- (surveillance) guardia f., sorveglianza f. (anche mil.);
to keep ~ [sentry, police] montare la guardia;
to keep (a) ~ on sb., sth. tenere sotto controllo qcn., qcs. (anche fig.);
to be on the ~ for stare in guardia contro; fig. guardarsi da;
to set a ~ on sb., sth. tenere d’occhio qcn., qcs.
- mar. (time on duty) quarto m.
- tr.
- (look at) guardare [match, object, television];
(observe) osservare [behaviour, animal];
is there anything worth ~ing on television? c’è qualcosa di decente alla televisione?
he ~ed them run o running li ha guardati correre
- fig. seguire [progress, development];
sorvegliare [situation];
a young artist to ~ un giovane artista da seguire
- (keep under surveillance) sorvegliare, tenere sotto controllo [building, suspect, movements];
~ this noticeboard for further details per ulteriori informazioni tenete d’occhio questa bacheca
- (pay attention to) fare attenzione a [dangerous object, money, obstacle];
stare attento a [language, manners];
tenere sotto controllo, controllare [weight];
~ you don’t spill it fa’ attenzione a non rovesciarlo;
~ that he doesn’t go out alone guarda che non esca da solo;
~ it! colloq. attento! fai attenzione!
~ your step guarda dove metti i piedi; fig. attento a quel che fai;
~ your back! colloq. guardati alle spalle! (anche fig.)
- (look after) badare a [property, child, dog]
- (look at) guardare [match, object, television];
- intr.
- (look on) stare a guardare, osservare;
they are ~ing to see what will happen next stanno aspettando di vedere che cosa succederà adesso
- ant. (keep vigil) vegliare.
- (look on) stare a guardare, osservare;
Phrasal verbs:
watch for: ~ for [sb., sth.] stare attento a, fare attenzione a [person, event];
fare attenzione a [symptom, phenomenon]. watch out (be careful) fare attenzione (for a);
(keep watch) tenere gli occhi aperti;
~ out! attenzione! (stai) attento!
I’ll ~ out for her when I’m in town quando andrò in città guarderò se la vedo;
~ out for trouble! stai attento a non metterti nei guai! watch over: ~ over [sb., sth.] sorvegliare, proteggere [person];
badare a [interests, welfare].
'watch' trovato anche in queste voci:
Inglese:
accuracy
- accurate
- analogue watch
- awe
- barrel
- bear
- by
- care
- case
- check
- close
- crystal
- digital
- eye
- face
- fast
- fob
- follow
- gain
- helplessly
- jewel
- lose
- mainspring
- move
- movement
- much
- multi-function
- neighbourhood watch (scheme)
- observe
- out
- pocket
- put
- rapt
- readjust
- right
- run
- safe
- second hand
- set
- shockproof
- slim
- slow
- snarl
- step
- strap
- supervise
- there
- tongue
- until
- view
Italiano:
andirivieni
- assistere
- attento
- attenzione
- avanti
- badare
- cartone
- catenella
- coda
- controllare
- controllo
- corda
- custodire
- fermo
- guardare
- guardia
- impotente
- indietro
- limitare
- lo
- moderare
- molla
- montare
- occhio
- orologio
- osservare
- passeggio
- piacere
- piantonare
- piede
- posto
- quarto
- raccomandare
- regalare
- segnare
- seguire
- sgarrare
- solo
- sorveglianza
- sorvegliare
- spalla
- spiare
- spostare
- stare
- taschino
- televisione
- termine
- vedere
- vedetta
- veglia
watch: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||
| watch | vi | (observe) | guardare⇒, stare a guardare⇒, osservare⇒ vi |
| Frank prefers to watch, not participate. | |||
| Frank preferisce stare a guardare invece che partecipare. | |||
| watch | vtr | (observe) | guardare⇒, stare a guardare⇒, osservare⇒ vtr |
| He watched the fight in the park. | |||
| È stato a guardare la zuffa nel parco. | |||
| watch | vtr | (keep under observation) | guardare⇒, sorvegliare⇒ vtr |
| badare⇒ vi | |||
| The nurses are watching the children. | |||
| Le infermiere sorvegliano i bambini. | |||
| watch | n | (timepiece) | orologio nm |
| My watch says that it is three o'clock. | |||
| Il mio orologio segna le tre in punto. | |||
| watch | n | (time keeping guard) | guardia nf |
| The private just spent four hours on watch. | |||
| Il soldato è stato di guardia solo quattro ore. | |||
| Additional Translations | |||
| watch | n | (vigil) | attesa nf |
| vegliare⇒ vi | |||
| The families are keeping watch until the sailors return. | |||
| Le famiglie rimangono in attesa finchè i marinai non ritornano. | |||
| Le famiglie vegliano finché i marinai non ritornano. | |||
| watch | n | (close observation) | sorveglianza, osservazione nf |
| The doctors want to keep the patient under watch. | |||
| I medici vogliono tenere il paziente sotto osservazione. | |||
| watch | n | (time on duty) | turno di guardia nm |
| My watch is about to start. | |||
| Il mio turno di guardia sta per cominciare. | |||
| watch | n | (watchman) | guardia, sentinella nf |
| Shh! The watch is coming! | |||
| Shh! Arriva la guardia! | |||
| watch | vi | (be cautious) | fare attenzione vtr |
| stare attento vi | |||
| Please watch for cars when you cross. | |||
| Fai attenzione alle automobili quando attraversi. | |||
| Stai attento alle automobili quando attraversi. | |||
| watch | vi | (keep awake) | stare sveglio vi |
| stare di guardia vi | |||
| I must not sleep tonight. I need to watch until he gets home. | |||
| Non devo dormire stanotte. Devo stare sveglio finché non torna a casa. | |||
| watch | vi | (keep guard) | stare in guardia, stare all'erta vi |
| fare attenzione vtr | |||
| You must not sleep tonight. You must watch in case of burglars. | |||
| Non devi dormire stanotte. Devi stare in guardia contro eventuali ladri. | |||
| watch | vtr | (keep under guard) | sorvegliare⇒, controllare⇒ vtr |
| The guards have to watch the inmates. | |||
| Le guardie devono sorvegliare i detenuti. | |||
| watch | vtr | (contemplate) | guardare⇒, osservare⇒ vtr |
| Janet is sitting in the park, watching the clouds. | |||
| Janet è seduta nel parco e osserva le nuvole. | |||
| watch | vtr | (oversee) | visionare⇒, esaminare⇒ vtr |
| The supervisor is watching our progress. | |||
| Il supervisore esamina i nostri progressi. | |||
| Segnala un errore | |||
watch: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||
| bird-watch | osservazione degli uccelli nf | ||
| close watch | n | (vigil) | stretta osservazione nf |
| vigilanza | |||
| digital watch | n | (watch displaying time digitally) | orologio digitale nm |
| keep a watch | tenere d'occhio | ||
| keep watch | vi | (observe, maintain a vigil) | tenere d'occhio |
| The birdwatchers kept watch so that nobody would steal the eagle's eggs from the nest. | |||
| keep watch over | vtr | (observe, monitor) | sorvegliare⇒ vtr |
| morning watch | guardia diurna | ||
| morning-watch | stella diana | ||
| night watch | n | (surveillance or guard kept at night) | vigilanza notturna nf |
| I was working as a night watch at the bank when the earthquake struck. | |||
| night-watch | guardia notturna | ||
| on the watch | in guardia | ||
| on the watch for | prep | (vigilant for) | stare attenti a vi |
| people-watch | vi | (observe what the public are doing) | osservare la gente |
| pocket watch | n | (small clock kept in a pocket) | orologio da tasca, cipollotto nm |
| My grandfather had a pocket watch. | |||
| Mio nonno usa tuttora un grosso orologio da tasca, quello che si chiama comunemente "un cipollotto". | |||
| watch band | n | (strap of a wristwatch) | cinturino dell'orologio nm |
| I replaced my watch band with genuine leather. | |||
| Ho cambiato il cinturino del mio orologio con uno di vera pelle. | |||
| watch bracelet | n | (metal strap of a wristwatch) d'acciaio, di orologio | cinturino nm |
| This watch bracelet is too loose. | |||
| Questo cinturino e' troppo largo. | |||
| watch chain | n | (metal chain of a pocket watch) | catenella dell'orologio nf |
| watch closely | osservare da vicino | ||
| watch for | vtr | (be vigilant for, expect to see) | stare attento a vi |
| Watch for falling rocks along that road. | |||
| She appears to be uninjured after her fall but we should watch for any signs of a concussion. | |||
| Stai attento alle rocce, possono cadere. | |||
| watch it! | attento! | ||
| watch out | stare in guardia | ||
| watch out for | fare attenzione a | ||
| watch over | vtr | (keep under surveillance) | tenere d'occhio, stare attento a vtr |
| Watch over him while I call the police. | |||
| Tienilo d'occhio mentre chiamo la polizia. | |||
| watch over | vtr | (take care of, look out for) | tenere d'occhio, stare attento a vtr |
| Watch over the baby while I prepare his bath. | |||
| Stai attenta al bambino mentre preparo il bagno. | |||
| tenere d'occhio | guardare⇒ vtr | ||
| Guardami il bambino mentre gli preparo il bagnetto. | |||
| watch pocket | n | dated (small pocket in clothing for a watch) | taschino nm |
| watch strap | n | (band of a wristwatch) | cinturino dell'orologio nm |
| I need a new watchstrap for my watch. | |||
| Devo cambiare il cinturino dell'orologio, perché si è logorato. | |||
| watch television | guardare la televisione | ||
| watch TV | v | abbr (watch television) | guardare la TV, guardare la televisione vtr |
| One of my favorite hobbies is watching TV with my family. | |||
| watch your step | v | literal (be careful where you tread) | attento a dove metti i piedi |
| The path has a loose stone. Watch your step! | |||
| Attento a dove metti i piedi che ci sono pietre pericolose. | |||
| watch your step | v | figurative (be cautious about what you do) | stare attenti, fare attenzione vi |
| He is very irritable so watch your step when you talk to him! | |||
| È molto irritabile, per cui fai attenzione quando gli parli | |||
| watch your weight | fare attenzione alla linea | ||
| wrist watch | orologio da polso | ||
| Segnala un errore | |||
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and we can still watch those of Charlie Chaplin
Could I watch television
default task watch dog
Did you watch
Had he been like Dudley, content to watch neglect and abuse as long as it did not affect him?
Half watch
He’s on three watch lists for torture
I am a person who likes to watch foreign films
I don't want to watch the first one
I don't watch that much television...
I downloaded movies to a USB Key to watch on the plane
I will probably go to Fort Worth to watch some of the competition, though.
I will watch a movie with Chris, because we like them
I would rather go blind than to watch you walk away from me
I'd sit alone and watch your light...
I'm not even going to watch season 4
If I don't watch out
If the T.V is on I will watch it, otherwise I will go to my room
keep a careful watch over
keeping watch
Last Sunday my friends wanted to watch a film but I had already seen it
Let's watch the sunset
Links to listen and watch Italian Radio/TV
Listen, hear, notice, see, watch
look out the window and watch the world go by
look vs watch
May the Gods watch over you.
My family and I rented movies to watch every night.
Neighborhood block-watch
not on my watch
continua...
Could I watch television
default task watch dog
Did you watch
Had he been like Dudley, content to watch neglect and abuse as long as it did not affect him?
Half watch
He’s on three watch lists for torture
I am a person who likes to watch foreign films
I don't want to watch the first one
I don't watch that much television...
I downloaded movies to a USB Key to watch on the plane
I will probably go to Fort Worth to watch some of the competition, though.
I will watch a movie with Chris, because we like them
I would rather go blind than to watch you walk away from me
I'd sit alone and watch your light...
I'm not even going to watch season 4
If I don't watch out
If the T.V is on I will watch it, otherwise I will go to my room
keep a careful watch over
keeping watch
Last Sunday my friends wanted to watch a film but I had already seen it
Let's watch the sunset
Links to listen and watch Italian Radio/TV
Listen, hear, notice, see, watch
look out the window and watch the world go by
look vs watch
May the Gods watch over you.
My family and I rented movies to watch every night.
Neighborhood block-watch
not on my watch
continua...
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