el
masculine
/oβseɾβaˈðoɾ/
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Translation
observer; observant
Word origin
From Latin observare ('to watch, attend to'), from ob ('towards') plus servare ('to keep, guard').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- observare
- English cognates
- observe, observatory
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralobservadores
Examples
.
The observer wrote down everything that happened in the room.
ONU vigiló .
A UN observer monitored the elections.
.
He is a very observant child and nothing escapes him.
buen , notó .
Being a good observer, he noticed the small change.
¿ experimento?
Who was the main observer of the experiment?
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