Cool MateLook at vs Observe
Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.
Look at
Top 1000 (très courant)
Observe
Top 1000 (très courant)B2verb
| Look at | Observe | |
|---|---|---|
| Prononciation | 🇬🇧 //lʊk æt//🇺🇸 //lʊk æt// | 🇬🇧 /["/əbˈzɜːv/","/əbˈzɜːvz/","/əbˈzɜːvd/","/əbˈzɜːvɪŋ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/əbˈzɜːrv/","/əbˈzɜːrvz/","/əbˈzɜːrvd/","/əbˈzɜːrvɪŋ/"]/ |
| Sens | To see or pay attention to something. | regarder quelque chose attentivementto watch something carefully |
| Exemple | Please look at the diagram on the board. | Please observe the changes in the experiment carefully. |
| Registre | Neutre | Neutre |
| Fréquence | Top 1000 (très courant) | Top 1000 (très courant) |
| Niveau CEFR | - | B2 |
| Nature grammaticale | verb | |
| Collocations | look at someone, look at something, look at the results, look at the evidence | carefully, closely, precisely, be able to, be possible to, be difficult to, among, for, from, be commonly observed, be frequently observed, be widely observed, carefully, closely, precisely, be able to, be possible to, be difficult to, among, for, from, be commonly observed, be frequently observed, be widely observed, astutely, correctly, keenly, to, correctly, faithfully, scrupulously, fail to, failure to observe something |
| Antonymes | - | ignore, neglect, overlook |
| Erreurs fréquentes | Using 'look at' without an object, e.g. 'Look at.', Confusing with 'see' as both can mean looking., Incorrectly using 'look at' for non-visual contexts, e.g. emotions. | Confuse with 'abserve' which is not a word., Use 'observed' incorrectly with non-actions, like 'observed the chair'., Forget the preposition when used with 'something' as in 'observe at the sky' instead of 'observe the sky'. |
| Notes d'usage | Use 'look at' for directing someone's attention. It’s neutral enough for casual and formal situations, but avoid in overly serious contexts. | Utilisez 'observer' lorsque vous regardez quelque chose de près ou attentivement. C'est un terme neutre adapté aux contextes formels et informels, mais il peut ne pas convenir aux conversations décontractées où des mots plus simples comme 'regarder' peuvent mieux fonctionner.Use 'observe' when you are watching something closely or carefully. It is a neutral term suitable for both formal and informal contexts, but it may not be suitable for casual conversations where simpler words like 'watch' may work better. |
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Questions fréquentes : Look at vs Observe
Quelle est la différence entre Look at et Observe ?
Look at: To see or pay attention to something. Observe: to watch something carefully
Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?
Look at: Please look at the diagram on the board. Observe: Please observe the changes in the experiment carefully.
Puis-je utiliser Look at et Observe de façon interchangeable ?
Pas toujours. Look at et Observe sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.