witness [ˈwɪtnɪs]
sustantivo
1 (person) testigo (m)
eye witness testigo ocular; witness for the prosecution/defence testigo de cargo/descargo; there were no witnesses no hubo testigos; to call sb as a witness citar a algn como testigo; we want no witnesses to this no queremos que nadie vea esto; no queremos que haya testigos; I was (a) witness to this event yo presencié este suceso; yo fui testigo de este suceso
verbo transitivo
1 (be present at) presenciar; asistir a; (see) ver
to witness sb doing sth ver a algn hacer algo; ver cómo algn hace algo; the accident was witnessed by two people hay dos testigos del accidente; to witness a document firmar un documento como testigo
this period witnessed important changes este periodo fue testigo de cambios importantes