watching brief dans l' Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traductions de watching brief dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

watching brief SUBST sans pl

to have or hold a watching brief

tener un papel de observador

Traductions de watching brief dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

I.watch [Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ, GB wɒtʃ] SUBST

1. watch C (timepiece):

watch

reloj m (de pulsera/de bolsillo)

what's the time by your watch?

¿qué hora tienes?

épith watch band or GB strap

correa f de reloj

2. watch U (observation):

watch

vigilancia f

watch on sth during his watch on the house

mientras vigilaba la casa

to be on the watch for sb/sth, she was on the watch for the postman

estaba esperando a ver si veía al cartero

police have warned people to be on the watch for burglars

la policía ha advertido a la gente que tenga cuidado con los ladrones

the mother is constantly on the watch for possible danger

la madre está constantemente alerta por si hay algún peligro

to keep watch

hacer guardia

to keep watch over sth/sb

vigilar algo/a alguien

I left her to keep watch over the bags

la dejé vigilando las maletas

to keep a watch on sth/sb

vigilar algo/a alguien

you should keep a closer watch on those children

deberías vigilar mejor a esos niños

I keep a strict watch on what I eat

vigilo mucho lo que como

keep a watch (out) for the postman

estáte atenta a ver cuándo llega el cartero

3.1. watch C (period of time):

watch

guardia f

I took the first watch

yo hice la primera guardia

it happened on Mr Bloom's watch

ocurrió mientras Mr Bloom estaba a cargo

the still watches of the night littér

las vigilias littér

3.2. watch C:

watch (individual)

guardia mf

watch (individual)

vigía mf

watch (group)

guardia f

the officer of the watch

el oficial de guardia

3.3. watch U (duty):

to be on watch

estar de guardia

to be on watch

hacer guardia

II.watch [Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ, GB wɒtʃ] VERBE trans

1. watch:

watch person/expression

observar

watch person/expression

mirar

watch movie/program/game

mirar

watch movie/program/game

ver

to watch television

ver or mirar televisión

now, watch this carefully

ahora, miren or observen con atención

now watch how an expert does it

ahora mira cómo lo hace un experto

to watch sb/sth + infin I watched his eyes fill with tears

vi como se le llenaban los ojos de lágrimas

we watched the children open their presents

miramos como los niños abrían sus regalos

we watched the sun go down

miramos la puesta de sol

2.1. watch (keep under observation):

watch suspect/house/sb's movements

vigilar

we're being watched

nos están vigilando

a watched kettle or pot never boils prov

el que espera desespera

2.2. watch (look after):

watch luggage/children

cuidar

watch luggage/children

vigilar

2.3. watch (pay attention to):

watch

mirar (con atención)

watch what you're doing!

¡mira lo que haces!

watch the road!

¡mira la carretera!

I've got to watch the time

tengo que estar atenta a la hora

the staff are always watching the clock

los empleados están siempre pendientes del reloj

investors are watching the situation with interest

los inversores están siguiendo la situación muy de cerca

3. watch (be careful of):

watch diet/weight

vigilar

watch diet/weight

tener cuidado con

we'll have to watch what we spend

tendremos que mirar (mucho) lo que gastamos

watch what you say

ten cuidado con lo que dices

you've got to watch her

tienes que andarte con cuidado con ella

watch yourself on that ladder! fam

¡cuidado, no te vayas a caer de la escalera!

watch your head!

¡cuidado con la cabeza!

watch how you go! fam

¡ve con cuidado!

watch they give you the right change

fíjate que te den bien el cambio

watch it! fam

¡cuidado!

watch it! fam

¡ojo! fam

watch it! fam

¡abusado! Mex fam

III.watch [Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ, GB wɒtʃ] VERBE intr

1.1. watch (look on):

watch

mirar

we watched carefully as she did it

miramos con atención mientras lo hacía

the whole country watched as the events unfolded

la nación entera siguió el desarrollo de los acontecimientos

1.2. watch (pay attention):

watch

prestar atención

1.3. watch (wait for):

to watch for

esperar

to watch for sth/sb

esperar algo/a alguien

to watch for sb/sth to + infin

esperar a que alguien/algo +  subj

he was watching for the lights to change

estaba esperando a que cambiara el semáforo

2. watch (keep vigil):

watch littér

velar

I.brief¹ [Am brif, GB briːf] ADJ

1. brief reign/interlude:

brief

breve

2. brief statement/summary:

brief

breve

brief

sucinto

his report was brief and to the point

su informe era breve e iba al grano

be brief

sé breve

be brief

no te extiendas

in brief

en suma

in brief

en síntesis

in brief

en resumen

3. brief (scanty):

brief skirt

sucinto

brief skirt

escueto

brief bikini

diminuto

II.brief¹ [Am brif, GB briːf] VERBE trans

brief lawyer

instruir

brief pilot/spy

darle instrucciones a

brief pilot/spy

darle órdenes a

brief official/committee

informar

the president had been badly briefed for the meeting

el presidente no había sido bien preparado para la reunión

brief² SUBST

1. brief JUR:

brief

expediente entregado por el abogado al → barrister

it's a very complicated brief

es un caso muy complicado

2. brief:

brief (instructions)

instrucciones fpl

brief (area of responsibility)

competencia f

his brief was to design a functional building

le habían encargado que diseñara un edificio funcional

his brief was to design a functional building

tenía instrucciones de diseñar un edificio funcional

this is not part of the committee's brief

esto no entra dentro de la competencia del comité

to hold a/no brief for sth

abogar/no abogar por algo

Voir aussi : barrister

barrister [Am ˈbɛrəstər, GB ˈbarɪstə] SUBST GB

barrister

abogado m / abogada f (habilitado para alegar ante un tribunal superior)

watching brief dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de watching brief dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

I.watch [wɒtʃ, Am wɑ:tʃ] SUBST

1. watch sans pl (act of observation):

watch

vigilancia f

to be on the watch for sth

estar a la mira de algo

to be under watch

estar bajo vigilancia

to keep a close watch on sb/sth

vigilar a alguien/algo con mucho cuidado

to put a watch on sb

poner a alguien bajo vigilancia

2. watch (period of duty):

watch

guardia f

to be on watch, to keep watch

estar de guardia

3. watch (group of guards):

watch

guardia f

watch HIST

ronda f

4. watch:

watch (clock on wrist)

reloj m de pulsera

watch (clock on chain)

reloj m de bolsillo

II.watch [wɒtʃ, Am wɑ:tʃ] VERBE trans

1. watch (observe):

watch

mirar

to watch the clock

mirar el reloj

to watch a film

ver una película

to watch TV

ver la televisión

to watch the world go by

mirar cómo pasa la gente

to watch sb/sth do sth

mirar a alguien/algo hacer algo

to watch how sb does sth

mirar cómo alguien hace algo

2. watch (keep vigil):

watch

vigilar

to watch sth/sb like a hawk

vigilar algo/a alguien como un perro guardián

to watch the kids

vigilar a los niños

3. watch (mind):

watch

fijarse en

to watch every penny (one spends)

estar pendiente de cada céntimo (que se gasta)

to watch one's weight

cuidar la línea

watch it!

¡cuidado!

watch it!

¡aguas! Mex

to watch it (with sb)

tener cuidado (con alguien)

watch yourself

cuídate

III.watch [wɒtʃ, Am wɑ:tʃ] VERBE intr

watch

fijarse

to watch as sb/sth does sth

fijarse en cómo alguien/algo hace algo

I.brief [bri:f] ADJ

1. brief (short):

brief

corto, -a

2. brief (concise):

brief

conciso, -a

brief

sucinto, -a

be brief!

¡sé breve!

in brief

en resumen

II.brief [bri:f] SUBST

1. brief Aus, GB (instructions):

brief

instrucciones f plur

2. brief JUR:

brief

escrito m

3. brief pl:

brief (underpants: man's)

calzoncillos m plur

brief (underpants: man's)

slip m

brief (woman's)

bragas f plur

III.brief [bri:f] VERBE trans

1. brief (inform):

brief

informar

2. brief (give instructions to):

brief

dar instrucciones a

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

We will keep a watching brief on it, but we are not actively planning to introduce one.

www.newstalkzb.co.nz

Alas, bad luck struck when he dislocated his shoulder, consigning him to a watching brief for the concluding months.

www.independent.ie

I've been keeping a watching brief on drones for some time.

9to5mac.com

Firefighters are keeping a watching brief over it.

www.bbc.co.uk

But fine, we kept a dialogue going and had a watching brief.

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

We have a pump there to maintain a watching brief.

www.bbc.co.uk

In its attempts to preserve the freedom of the press, it keeps a watching brief on developments which might threaten such freedoms.

en.wikipedia.org

As always a watching brief needs to be kept, but this is always the case with weather and agriculture.

www.voxy.co.nz

Manila failed to get even observer status or to hold a watching brief.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

And they should keep a watching brief on the others.

apcmag.com