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1 watcher
noun vigia* * *watch.er[w'ɔtʃə] n 1 guarda, vigia, sentinela. 2 observador, espreitador. 3 fiscal de partido em eleições. -
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3 bird-watcher
bird-watch.er[b'ə:dwɔtʃə] n ornitólogo (especialmente amador). -
4 clock watcher
clock watch.er[kl'ɔk wɔtʃə] n coll estudante, trabalhador que mostra pouco interesse pelo trabalho, preocupando-se com a hora de ir embora. -
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[wo ] 1. noun1) (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.) relógio2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vigília3) (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.) turno2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) prestar atenção4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *[wɔtʃ] n 1 cuidado, atenção. 2 guarda, vigilância, atalaia. we set a watch upon him / nós vigiamo-lo. 3 guarda, vigia. he is on the watch / ele está de espreita, atento, vigilante. 4 Hist sentinela. 5 período ou tempo de vigilância. 6 veladura, vigília, ato de estar acordado. this life passes away as a watch in the night / esta vida passa depressa como uma noite de vigília. 7 relógio de bolso ou de pulso. 8 Naut quarto: a) período em que parte da tripulação está de serviço ou prontidão (geralmente de quatro horas). b) o grupo que está a serviço ou de prontidão no mesmo período. • vt+vi 1 olhar atentamente, assistir a (jogo, televisão, etc.). 2 estar atento, ter cuidado, prestar atenção. 3 vigiar, observar. 4 ficar de vigília, velar, ficar acordado. 5 guardar, velar ou zelar por, cuidar de. 6 ficar de espreita, espreitar. 7 estar de sentinela. 8 acompanhar (acontecimento). 9 esperar. he watched his opportunity / ele esperou, aproveitou a sua oportunidade. they cannot watch their time / eles não sabem esperar a sua hora. I’d watch it! isto é o que eu queria ver! isto é o que faltava! stop watch cronômetro. to be on the watch for someone esperar alguém de tocaia, de espreita. they were on the watch for him / eles esperaram-no de tocaia. to keep a close watch manter rigorosa vigilância. to keep a watch on someone manter alguém em observação, vigiar alguém. to put one’s watch on/ back adiantar/atrasar o relógio. to watch in ficar acordado para comemorar o Ano-Novo. to watch one’s step agir com cautela. to watch out estar alerta, atento. to watch out for a) estar observando e esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa. b) tomar cuidado com. to watch over zelar por, guardar. watch and ward vigilância contínua. watch what you’re doing! preste atenção no que você está fazendo!watch your mouth! cuidado com o que você diz! watch yourself! cuidado! watch your step! atenção! (degrau, etc.). -
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[wo ] 1. noun1) (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.) relógio2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) guarda3) (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.) quarto2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver, olhar2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) ver, ficar de olho3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) tomar cuidado4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vigiar, esperar•- watcher- watchful - watchfully - watchfulness - watchdog - watchmaker - watchman - watchtower - watchword - keep watch - watch one's step - watch out - watch over
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Watcher — may refer to:In print: * Watcher (comics), an extraterrestrial species who watch the universe in Marvel Comics * Watchers (novel), a 1987 novel written by Dean Koontz * Watcher in the Water, a creature from Tolkien s fantasy book series The Lord… … Wikipedia
Watcher — Watch er ( [ e]r), n. One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watcher — index bystander, eyewitness, spy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
watcher — (n.) late 14c. (early 13c. as a surname), agent noun from WATCH (Cf. watch) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
watcher — [wächər, wôchər] n. 1. a person who watches, esp. one who keeps watch beside a sick or dead person 2. a) an observer ☆ b) a person authorized to keep watch at a polling place to detect irregularities … English World dictionary
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watcher — n. observer a China (colloq.); Kremlin (colloq.); poll watcher * * * [ wɒtʃə] poll watcher Kremlin (colloq.) [ observer ] a China (colloq.) … Combinatory dictionary
-watcher — [[t] wɒtʃə(r)[/t]] watchers COMB in N COUNT watcher combines with nouns to form other nouns that refer to people who are interested in a group of animals or people, and who study them closely. The bird watchers crept about in the bushes... Royal… … English dictionary
watcher — noun 1. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) (Freq. 1) the spectators applauded the performance television viewers sky watchers discovered a new star • Syn: ↑spectator, ↑witness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
watcher — See: CLOCK WATCHER … Dictionary of American idioms
watcher — See: CLOCK WATCHER … Dictionary of American idioms
