observar

transitive verb

1. to observe, to watch (contemplar)

 

observaban todos sus movimientos mediante unos prismáticos -> they observed o followed all his movements through binoculars

 

2. to notice, to observe (advertir)

 

no se observan anomalías -> no problems have been noted

 

3. to observe, to respect (acatar) (ley, normas) ; to follow (conducta, costumbre)

4. to remark, to observe (comentar, señalar)