The German word for watch is
Uhr
Gender
The gender of Uhr is feminine. E.g. die Uhr.Plural
The plural of Uhr is Uhren.German Definition
watch | |
Substantiv: | |
[1] eine kleine Uhr | |
[2] die Wache | |
Verb: | |
[1] (intransitiv) zuschauen | |
[2] (transitiv) beobachten | |
[3] (transitiv) sich etwas ansehen, zuschauen bei | |
[4] (transitiv) aufpassen auf | |
[5] (transitiv) achten auf | |
[1] The world is watching. |
Translations for watch and their definitions
Uhr | © | ||
n-f. (invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period) | |||
Es ist vier Uhr. - It is four o'clock. | |||
Es ist vier Uhr zwölf. - It is twelve minutes past four. | |||
Wieviel Uhr ist es? - What time is it? | |||
n-f. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time) | |||
(hyponyms, Armbanduhr, Standuhr, Wanduhr) | |||
Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is running slow. | |||
n-f. (in compounds) meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption) | |||
Wasseruhr - water meter | |||
Gasuhr - gas meter | |||
n-f. (informal) clockwise direction | |||
mit der Uhr - clockwise | |||
gegen die Uhr - widdershins, counterclockwise |
Ansehen | ||
n. prestige, authoritativeness | ||
n. renown | ||
v. to look at, to have a look | ||
Sieh dir diese riesige Tomate an. - Have a look at this huge tomato. | ||
v. to look at (with a certain expression or emotion) | ||
Sie sah ihn erstaunt an. - She looked at him in astonishment. | ||
v. to regard, to consider, to look on (something in a certain way or having a certain quality) (+preo, als) | ||
Ich sehe ihren Schutz als unsere Verantwortung an. - I see their protection as our responsibility. | ||
v. to watch (a movie, a television program, sports, etc) | ||
Siehst du gerne Fußball im Fernsehen an? - Do you like to watch soccer/football on television? | ||
v. (zu infinitive) appearing, to look at | ||
Sarah ist wunderschön anzusehen. - Sarah is beautiful to look at. |
Armbanduhr | |||
n-f. wristwatch |
Sehen | © | ||
n. (gerund of sehen): "seeing". | |||
v. to see; to have sight | |||
Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well. | |||
v. to see (something); to perceive by vision | |||
v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out | |||
v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation) | |||
Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?) | |||
v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context) | |||
auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something | |||
v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach) | |||
Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently? | |||
v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see | |||
Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear. | |||
Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself. |
zusehen | ||
v. to watch | ||
Ich kann dir von hier aus zusehen. - I can watch you from over here. | ||
v. to watch out, to take care; to make sure, to see to it (that something happens) | ||
Achtung! Sieh zu, wo du stehst. - Careful! Watch where you're standing. | ||
Seht zu, dass ihr pünktlich seid. - Make sure that you’ll be on time | ||
Keine Sorge, ich sehe zu, dass du nicht ins Gefängnis kommst. - Don't worry, I'll see to it that you don't go to jail. |
beobachten | ||
v. to watch, to observe | ||
Sie werden beobachtet. - You are being watched. |
aufpassen | ||
v. to watch out, to be alert | ||
Pass auf! - Watch out! | ||
v. to look after, to take care of | ||
Könntest du kurz auf meinen Hund aufpassen? - Could you look after my dog for a moment? | ||
Pass auf dich auf. - Take care of yourself. | ||
v. to be attentive (with something) | ||
Er soll mit seinem Geld aufpassen - He should be careful with his money. |
Wache | ||
n-f. wake, watch (act), vigil | ||
n-f. watch (person or persons) | ||
n-f. (short for, Polizeiwache:) police station | ||
adj. form of wach | ||
v. first-person singular present of wachen | ||
v. first-person singular subjunctive of wachen | ||
v. third-person singular subjunctive of wachen | ||
v. singular imperative of wachen |
Wachen | ||
n. plural of Wache | ||
n. gerund of wachen | ||
v. to be awake | ||
v. to watch, to guard |
überwachen | ||
v. to control, to monitor, to supervise | ||
v. to keep under surveillance |
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