English-Danish translations for watch

• holde øje med
  Jeg mener, at dette er noget, som vi skal holde øje med. This is a point I think we need to watch.
  Jeg beskylder ikke nogen for noget, men opfordrer blot til at holde øje med skærmen. I am not blaming anyone, but let us be clear and watch the screen.
• ur
  Jeg var optaget af et interview om denne betænkning, og mit ur gik forkert. I was held up by an interview on this report and my watch was wrong.
  For 20 år siden var det stadig morsomt, hvis nogen havde købt et Rolex-ur til 10 amerikanske dollars. Twenty years ago we could still laugh if someone bought a 'Rolex watch' for USD 10.
  Efter mit ur er vi nu startet på den sidste dag i vores lovgivningsarbejde. According to my watch, we have just started on the last day of our legislative work.
• vagt
  Vi må alle være på vagt over for dette. We must all be on the watch for that.
  Det må vi være meget på vagt over for. We must watch out for that very carefully.
  På min vagt gør vi det på den rigtige måde, eller også gør vi det slet ikke. On my watch we will do it the right way or we will not do it all.
• armbåndsur
  Det samme gælder knapceller til høreapparater og armbåndsure, batteridrevet håndværktøj, nødbelysning og alle industriapplikationer. The same applies to button cells in hearing aids and watches, cordless power tools, emergency lighting and all industrial applications.
• iagttage
  Herudover vil vi nøje iagttage parlamentsvalget, der er planlagt til september 2008. In addition, we will be closely watching the parliamentary elections set for September 2008.
  Den franske politimand iagttager en lommetyv, den tyske politimand iagttager en junkie, og den græske politimand ser blot til. The French policeman will be watching a pickpocket, the German policeman will be watching a junkie and the Greek police will just be looking on.
  Det er en skandale, og de britiske parlamentsmedlemmer skal vide, at jeg vil iagttage meget nøje, hvordan de stemmer. It is an utter disgrace, and let the British MEPs know I am watching very carefully how they vote.
• overvåge
  Det er også muligt at overvåge rutebiler. The buses could also be watched.
  Dette problem skal overvåges nøje. This problem needs to be watched closely.
  Vesten overvåger dog situationen nøje. However, the West is watching the process closely.
• se
  Vi kan ikke blot sidde og se på. We cannot sit idly by and watch.
  EU har ikke stået ved sidelinjen og set på. The EU has not stood by and watched.
• se efter
• se holde øje med
• vogte på

Definition of watch

• A portable or wearable timepiece
• The act of guarding and observing someone or something
• A particular time period when guarding is kept
• A person or group of people who guard
• The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept
• A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: ''starboard watch'', ''port watch''
• The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time
• To look at, see, or view for a period of time
• To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention
• To mind, attend, or guard
• To be wary or cautious of
• To attend to dangers to or regarding
• To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil
• To act as a lookout
• To be awake
• To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly

Examples

• More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.
• The second watch of the night began at midnight.
• The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.
• Watching the clock will not make time go faster
• Im tired of watching TV
• Watch this!
• Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens
• Please watch my suitcase for a minute
• He has to watch the kids that afternoon
• You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying
• watch your head; watch your step
• Watch yourself when you talk to him
• Watch what you say
• For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away

Related words

• watchmaker
• wristwatch
• watchword
• watchman
• watcher
• watchdog
• deathwatch
• swatch
• watching