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observant [əbˈzɜːvənt] adj
1. paying close attention to detail; watchful or heedful 2. adhering strictly to rituals, ceremonies, laws, etc. observantly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
observant adjective 1. attentive, quick, alert, perceptive, concentrating, careful, vigilant, mindful, watchful, wide-awake, sharp-eyed, eagle-eyed, keen-eyed, on your toes, heedful An observant doctor can detect depression from expression and posture. attentive unobservant, vague, distracted, preoccupied, indifferent, negligent, dreamy, heedless, inattentive Translations observant [əbˈzɜːvənt] ADJ 1. (= watchful) → observador; (= attentive) → atento the child is very observant → el niño es muy observador 2. (= strict in obeying rules) → observante, cumplidor observant [əbˈzɜːrvənt] adj [person] → observateur/trice observant adj (= watchful) person → aufmerksam, wach(sam), achtsam; that’s very observant of you → das hast du aber gut bemerkt; if you’d been a little more observant → wenn du etwas besser aufgepasst hättest observant [əbˈzɜːvənt] adj (watchful) → che ha spirito d'osservazione observant (of) (Rel, Law) → osservante (di) observant [əbˈzɜːvənt] adj (watchful) → che ha spirito d'osservazione observant (of) (Rel, Law) → osservante (di) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The older girls, who helped to break up the wild sod, learned so much from life, from poverty, from their mothers and grandmothers; they had all, like Antonia, been early awakened and made observant by coming at a tender age from an old country to a new. In some instances, to the quick, observant eye, those linear marks, as in a veritable engraving, but afford the ground for far other delineations. Though he was certainly rather bigger than the other men in the room, her anxiety could only have reference to the clever though shy, but observant and natural, expression which distinguished him from everyone else in that drawing room. |
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