osservare un fenomeno naturale

( guardare) look at, observe

( notare) see, notice, observe

( far notare) point out, remark

( seguire) abide by, obey

osservare una dieta keep to a diet, follow a diet

le faccio osservare che I'll have you know that

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osservare v.tr.

1 to observe, to watch; ( esaminare) to examine; to look through (sthg.): osservare un fenomeno naturale, to observe a natural phenomenon; vi prego di osservare bene le rifiniture, please observe the finishing touches carefully; ho osservato accuratamente questi documenti, I have examined (o looked through) these documents carefully; lo osservai attentamente mentre scriveva quella lettera, I watched (o observed) him carefully while he was writing that letter; osserva come lo faccio, watch how I do it // sentirsi osservato, to feel oneself under observation

2 ( rispettare, mantenere) to keep*, to observe, to respect; to comply with (sthg.); ( attenersi a) to keep* to (sthg.): osservare una dieta rigorosa, to keep to a strict diet; osservare l'orario, to keep to (o fam. to stick to) the timetable; osservare il digiuno, to fast; osservare le feste della Chiesa, to observe (o to keep) the feasts of the Church; osservare un giuramento, una promessa, to keep an oath, a promise; osservare la legge, le regole, to observe (o to comply with) the law, the rules; osservare una norma, to follow a rule; osservare il silenzio, to observe silence

3 ( considerare, notare) to observe, to notice; ( rilevare) to point out: hai osservato come era pallida?, did you notice how pale she was?; è necessario osservare che..., it is necessary to point out that...; voglio farti osservare tutti gli errori che hai fatto, I want to point out all the mistakes you have made; vorrei farle osservare che a questa lettera manca il francobollo, I would like to point out that the letter has no stamp; voglio farvi osservare il fatto che non esiste una ricevuta, I want to draw your attention to (o I want to bring to your notice) the fact that no receipt exists

4 ( obiettare) to make* an objection to (sthg.): hai niente da osservare su questo?, have you any objection (to make) to this?; osservò che era troppo tardi per uscire, he objected (o he made the objection) that it was too late to go out.

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verbo transitivo

1) (esaminare) to watch, to observe [persona, movimento]; to observe [fenomeno, situazione]

2) (notare) to notice, to observe

3) (rispettare) to observe [regola, legge, riposo]; to keep*, to observe [digiuno, dieta]

4) (obiettare)

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osservare

/osser'vare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

 1 (esaminare) to watch, to observe [persona, movimento]; to observe [fenomeno, situazione]; osservare qcs. al microscopio to examine sth. under a microscope

 2 (notare) to notice, to observe; fare osservare qcs. a qcn. to point sth. out to sb.

 3 (rispettare) to observe [regola, legge, riposo]; to keep*, to observe [digiuno, dieta]; osservare il silenzio to keep o remain quiet

 4 (obiettare) non avere nulla da osservare to have nothing to object to.