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onlooker [ˈɒnˌlʊkə] n
a person who observes without taking part onlooking adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
onlooker Translations onlooker [ˈɒnˌlʊkəʳ] N → espectador(a) m/f (esp pej) → mirón/ona m/f I was a mere onlooker → yo era un simple espectador onlooker [ˈɒnlʊkər] n → spectateur/trice m/f onlooker n → Zuschauer(in) m(f) onlooker [ˈɒnˌlʊkəʳ] n → astante m/f, spettatore/trice onlooker [ˈɒnˌlʊkəʳ] n → astante m/f, spettatore/trice n onlooker [ˈonlukə] a person who watches something happening A crowd of onlookers had gathered round the two men who were fighting. toeskouer, omstander, aanskouer مُشاهِد، مُتَفَرِّج зрител divák tilskuer der/die Zuschauer(in) θεατής, μάρτυρας συμβάντος espectador pealtvaataja تماشاچی katsoja spectateur/-trice צוֹפֶה तमाशबीन, दर्शक promatrač néző penonton áhorfandi spettatore, spettatrice 傍観者 방관자 stebėtojas, žiūrovas skatītājs; vērotājs orang yg melihat toeschouwer tilskuer gap, widz espectador spectator зритель; зевака divák gledalec posmatrač åskådare ผู้เห็นเหตุการณ์ seyirci 旁觀者 глядач; свідок تماشائي người xem 旁观者 onlooker → مُشَاهِد přihlížející tilskuer Zuschauer θεατής espectador sivustakatsoja badaud promatrač spettatore 傍観者 방관자 toeschouwer tilskuer widz espectador зритель åskådare ผู้เห็นเหตุการณ์ izleyici người xem 旁观者 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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So long as this is general, it is not always noticeable, for the uninspired onlooker is without the necessary means of comparison. Therefore it helped the Elizabethan onlooker to understand the play when he saw a king, a courtier, or a butcher come on to the stage dressed as he knew a king, a courtier, or a butcher dressed. Thus, for example, the individual who defiled a drinking-place would be attacked by every onlooker, while one who deliberately gave a false alarm was the recipient of much rough usage at our hands. |
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