observaciones

n. observation, remark, comment; sighting; investigation; diagnosis

= observation, observation, remark, observance.
Ex: There are a number of ways of finding out something one wants to know: observation, trial and error experiment; asking someone; looking it up for oneself.
Ex: I agree with the observation that in our catalog we had not brought together the 'American Scholar' and the 'Oration'.
Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
Ex: As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".
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* confirmar una observación = bear out + point.
* de observación = observational.
* hacer observaciones = comment on/upon.
* mantener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.
* metodología de observación = soft methodology.
* observación de aves y pájaros = birdwatching [bird-watching], birding.
* observación militar = surveillance.
* período de observación = observation period.
* puesto de observación = lookout [look-out].
* satélite de observación = surveillance satellite.
* tener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.