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How to Say "observer" in Spanish

The Spanish word forobserveris observadorB1 level.

English → SpanishB1
nounB1
someone who watches or monitors
A person standing on a hill using binoculars to look at a distant mountain range.

Examples

El observador de la ONU llegó para supervisar las elecciones.

The UN observer arrived to oversee the elections.

Desde mi posición como observador, vi todo lo que pasó.

From my position as an observer, I saw everything that happened.

Los científicos necesitan ser buenos observadores de la naturaleza.

Scientists need to be good observers of nature.

Noun Genders

Use 'el observador' for a male and 'la observadora' for a female.

Observer vs. Watcher

Mistake:Soy un observador de televisión.

Correction: Soy un espectador de televisión. Use 'observador' for someone monitoring or studying something, use 'espectador' for someone watching a show.

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