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watch and ward

  • 1 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ura
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) straža
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) straža na ladji
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) gledati
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) prežati na
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) paziti (se)
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) paziti
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) čakati na
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
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    I [wɔč]
    1.
    noun
    žepna, zapestna ura; budnost, opazovanje, oprez(ovanje), pazljivost; zalezovanje; straža, stražar; nautical straža na ladji; obsolete bedenje; straža pri mrliču, nočna straža; history eno od 3 ali 4 razdobij noči
    in the watches of the night — čas, preživet v bedenju
    on the watch — na opazovanju, v pazljivem pričakovanju
    watch and ward — (prvotno) stražarjenje podnevi in ponoči, (danes) naporno, napeto, ostro stražarjenje
    first watch — prva nočna straža na ladji (20,00-24,00 ure)
    to be (up) on the watch — biti buden; paziti se
    to keep (a) close watch over ( —ali on) — stražiti, bedeti, paziti na, pazljivo nadzirati, ostro opazovati
    to pass as a watch in the night figuratively biti hitro pozabljen
    to set a watch (up) on s.o. — dati koga (skrivno, tajno) opazovati;
    2.
    adjective
    stražni; opazovalni
    II [wɔč]
    1.
    transitive verb
    opazovati, gledati; čuvati (živino), paziti, stražiti; pazljivo ogledovati, motriti; prežati na; figuratively paziti na (koga); čakati na, pričakovati
    watch it! American slang pazi!
    watched pot never boils figuratively v čakanju je čas dolg;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    bedeti, čuti, biti pazljiv; paziti, popaziti, prežati; biti na oprezu; vohuniti; military stražariti, biti na straži
    to watch over a child, a flock — čuvati otroka, čredo;

    English-Slovenian dictionary > watch

  • 2 ward

    [wo:d]
    1) (a room with a bed or beds for patients in a hospital etc: He is in a surgical ward of the local hospital.) oddelek
    2) (a person who is under the legal control and care of someone who is not his or her parent or (a ward of court) of a court: She was made a ward of court so that she could not marry until she was eighteen.) varovanec
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    I [wɔ:d]
    noun
    straženje, čuvanje; odboj udarca, obramba; parada (pri mečevanju); nadzor; zapor, ječa, temnica, celica (v jetnišnici); oddelek (v bolnici, ubožnici, zaporu); okraj, okrožje; (mestna) četrt; revir; juridically varovanec, -nka; skrbništvo, varuštvo; rejenec; technical brada (ključa)
    to be under ward — biti v zaporu, pod nadzorstvom
    to put s.o. in ward — zapreti, vtakniti koga v ječo, dati koga pod nadzorstvo
    II [wɔ:d]
    transitive verb
    čuvati, braniti, ščititi; vtakniti v zapor; sprejeti v bolnico, v ubožnico
    to ward off a blow — odbiti, ubraniti, parirati udarec
    to ward off a danger — odvrniti nevarnost; intransitive verb parirati, kriti se (pri mečevanju)

    English-Slovenian dictionary > ward

См. также в других словарях:

  • Watch and ward — Watch Watch (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • watch and ward — watch′ and ward′ n. a continuous watch or vigil • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

  • watch and ward — the act of watching as a sentinel: now chiefly in the titles of societies self appointed as guardians of a community s morals …   English World dictionary

  • Watch and Ward — Infobox Book | name = Watch and Ward image caption = Cover of 1979 Grove Press edition of Watch and Ward author = Henry James country = United States language = English genre = Novel publisher = Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston release date …   Wikipedia

  • watch and ward — noun or watching and warding Etymology: Middle English wacche and warde 1. : the act of keeping guard : continuous unbroken vigilance and guard a handful of men kept watch and ward against the Iroquois Francis Parkman 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Watch and Ward Society — New England Watch and Ward Society Motto Manu forti ( With a strong hand )[1] Formation 1879 …   Wikipedia

  • watch and ward — The duty of constables. Ward, guard, or custodia, as it was variously called, was a duty performed mainly in the daytime and looked chiefly to the apprehension of rioters and highway robbers. Watch was a duty which the constables performed only… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Watch and Ward — ♦ The duty, especially in boroughs, to arrange day (ward) and night (watch) for the apprehension of those who break the peace. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 146) …   Medieval glossary

  • watch and ward — a continuous watch or vigil, by or as by night and by day, esp. for the purpose of guarding. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …   Universalium

  • watch and ward — noun Date: 14th century 1. continuous unbroken vigilance and guard 2. service as a watchman or sentinel required from a feudal tenant …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • watch and ward — constant wakefulness, constant awareness …   English contemporary dictionary

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