La observación
Example: La observación de los animales ayuda en la investigación.
Definition
"La observación" refers to the careful and systematic act of watching, noticing, and recording phenomena or behaviors, often used in research to gather data and insights. For example, "La observación de los animales ayuda en la investigación" means observing animals aids in research.
Etymology
The term "la observación" comes from the Latin 'observatio,' which means 'a watching, a viewing.' It evolved through Old Spanish to its current form, combining 'ob-' meaning 'over' and 'servare' meaning 'to keep or watch.' Did you know that the root 'servare' is also the source of the English word 'serve'?
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"La observación" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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