| Example in German | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Kommissar Tanquerelle sagt, er würde immer hinter demselben Fenster lauern. | Tanquerelle said that behind a window there was someone who liked to watch. |
| Sie sind da, lächeln, und lauern auf den Fehler, wie ein Schiedsrichter mit der gelben Karte. | They watch us, smiling, waiting for mistakes Like refs with a yellow card |
| Terranova, Discovery Channel, Amazing Planet, lauer solche Sachen. | I watch lots of TV. |
| Hier, lauernd... und wartend. | Here, watching... and waiting. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | gadeslaan,letten, toeschouwen, waken | English | watch |
| Esperanto | gvati, spekti | Finnish | katsella, kytätä, tarkkailla, tsiigata |
| French | ouatcher, ouater | Greek | παρακολουθώ, προσέχω |
| Hebrew | צפה | Hungarian | figyel, megfigyel |
| Indonesian | memantau, menonton, nonton | Italian | sorvegliare |
| Japanese | 観覧, 見張る | Lithuanian | pasaugoti, pažiūrėti, žiūrėti |
| Macedonian | пази | Norwegian | iaktta |
| Polish | baczyć, czuwać, czyhać, dopatrzyć, oglądać, pilnować, pooglądać, przyglądać, wyczekać | Portuguese | vigiar |
| Quechua | qhaway | Romanian | urmări, veghea |
| Russian | наблюдать, следить | Spanish | amaitinar |
| Swedish | bese, besegla, observera | Thai | ชม, เฝ้า, มอง |
| Turkish | izletmek, kollamak, seyredilmek, seyretmek | Vietnamese | coi chừng, cơi |