observe

observe
ob·serve [əbʼzɜ:v, Am -ʼzɜ:rv] vt
1) (watch closely)
to \observe sb/sth jdn/etw beobachten;
now, \observe the way the motor causes the little wheels to move up and down verfolge jetzt genau, wie der Motor die kleinen Räder sich auf und ab bewegen lässt; by police überwachen;
if you want to learn from the football professionals, you're going to have to \observe them a lot more often wenn du von den Fußballprofis lernen willst, wirst du ihnen sehr viel öfter zusehen müssen
2) (form: notice)
to \observe sb/sth jdn/etw bemerken;
to \observe sb do[ing] sth bemerken, wie jd etw tut;
to \observe that ... feststellen, dass ...
3) (form: remark)
to \observe sth etw bemerken;
‘I've always found German cars very reliable,’ he \observed „meiner Erfahrung nach sind deutsche Autos sehr verlässlich“, bemerkte er;
to \observe that ... feststellen, dass ...
4) (form: obey)
to \observe a ceasefire einen Waffenstillstand einhalten;
to \observe the decencies den Anstand wahren;
to \observe the law/an order das Gesetz/eine Anordnung befolgen;
to \observe neutrality die Neutralität einhalten, neutral bleiben;
to \observe a rule/speed limit sich akk an eine Regel/Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung halten
5) (maintain)
to \observe silence Stillschweigen bewahren;
to \observe a minute of silence eine Schweigeminute einlegen
6) (celebrate)
to \observe sth etw begehen [o feiern];
do you \observe Passover? feiert ihr das Passahfest?;
to \observe an anniversary einen Jahrestag begehen;
to \observe the Sabbath den Sabbat einhalten vi zusehen;
to \observe how ... beobachten, wie ...

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