French-English translations for observer

observe
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From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitatShe got up before dawn to observe the lunar eclipsePlease observe all posted speed limits
watch
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The EU has not stood by and watched. L’UE ne s’est pas contentée d’observer passivement. My group says that we need to do more than watch. Mon groupe pense que nous devons faire davantage qu’observer. More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.

behold
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consider
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Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begunI’m considering going to the beach tomorrowConsider yourself lucky, but consider your opponent skillful
heed
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keep
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We will now keep silence in memory of the murdered police officer. Nous allons maintenant observer une minute de silence en mémoire de l'officier de police assassiné. I think it is worth keeping an eye on this process for another two years. Je pense qu'il vaut la peine d'observer le processus pendant deux années supplémentaires. Needless to say, Parliament needs to keep a critical eye on the Commission. Il convient, toutefois, que le Parlement continue à observer la Commission de manière critique.
monitorHowever, we cannot limit ourselves to monitoring missions. Toutefois, nous ne pouvons pas nous limiter à observer le déroulement des missions. The Chairman will therefore have to strictly monitor adherence to speaking times. Aussi le président sera-t-il tenu d’observer strictement les temps de parole. The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep
notice
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It is precisely this involvement that I have noticed among grassroots support. C’est précisément cet engagement que j’ai pu observer au sein de la base. He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happenedShall we post a notice about the new policy?

surveilThe plaintiff also stresses that the store as a whole, and the customer exits especially, were closely surveilled.Alexandre of London v. Indem. Ins. Co., 182 F. Supp. 748, 750 (United States District Court for the District of Columbia) (1960), cited in [http://books.google.com/books?id=35dZpfMmxqsC&pg=PA861&lpg=PA861&dq=%22The+plaintiff+also+stresses+that+the+store+as+a+whole,+and+the+customer+exits+especially,+were+closely+surveilled.%22&source=bl&ots=k8vXUBrdEe&sig=Tky7ERso11ceN-T1gTrok7D_QaU&hl=en&ei=RB3nS8vzF4H88Aap5NSNDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22The%20plaintiff%20also%20stresses%20that%20the%20store%20as%20a%20whole%2C%20and%20the%20customer%20exits%20especially%2C%20were%20closely%20surveilled.%22&f=false Bryan A. Garner. A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (2nd ed., 2001)] p. 861