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watcher n (at event, entertainment) spectateur/-trice m/f ; ( hidden) guetteur/-euse m/f ; (monitoring event, developments) observateur/-trice m/f ; fashion/industry watcher spécialiste mf de la mode/de l'industrie ; television watcher téléspectateur/-trice m/f. -
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watcher ['wɒtʃə(r)]observateur(trice) m,f; (spectator) spectateur(trice) m,f; (idle onlooker) curieux(euse) m,f;∎ Downing Street/Kremlin watchers les observateurs de Downing Street/du Kremlin -
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['wɒtʃə(r)]noun ( at event) spectateur/-trice m/f; ( hidden) guetteur/-euse m/f; ( monitoring) observateur/-trice m/ftelevision watcher — téléspectateur/-trice m/f
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5 clock-watcher
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6 apocalypse watcher
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7 bird-watcher
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > bird-watcher
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∎ they're terrible clock-watchers ils passent leur temps à guetter l'heure (de sortie)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > clock-watcher
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bird [bɜ:d]1. nouna. oiseau m ; ( = chicken, turkey) volaille f (PROV) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(PROV) un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras2. compounds* * *[bɜːd]1) Zoology oiseau m2) (colloq) GB ( girl) nana (colloq) f••a little bird told me — (colloq) mon petit doigt m'a dit
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American = personne qui travaille selon des horaires traditionnels (le plus souvent de 9h à 17h)Unisys' Schebella is no clock-watcher. "I'm not a nine-to-fiver," she says. "I'm available all the time because IT recruiting these days is done on a daily basis and has a sense of urgency to it. So I'm in constant communication with what I call my 'triangle' -- the candidates, the customers, and the clients."
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[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) montre2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) garde3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) quart2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) regarder2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) guetter3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) faire attention (de/à)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) surveiller5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) attendre•- watcher- watchful - watchfully - watchfulness - watchdog - watchmaker - watchman - watchtower - watchword - keep watch - watch one's step - watch out - watch over -
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A n1 ( timepiece) montre f ; my watch is slow/fast ma montre retarde/avance ; by my watch it's three o'clock à ma montre il est trois heures ; to set one's watch mettre sa montre à l'heure ; you can set your watch by him vous pouvez vous régler sur lui ;2 (lookout, surveillance) gen, Mil surveillance f (on sur) ; to keep watch [sentry, police, watcher] monter la garde ; to keep (a) watch on sb/sth lit, fig surveiller qn/qch ; keep a close watch on expenditure surveillez les dépenses de près ; to keep watch over sb/sth monter la garde auprès de qn/près de qch ; to be on the watch être sur ses gardes ; to be on the watch for sb/sth lit guetter qn/qch ; fig être à l'affût de qn/qch ; to set a watch on sb/sth tenir qn/qch à l'œil ; badger/fox watch observation f des blaireaux/renards ; tornado watch Meteorol surveillance f des cyclones ;3 Naut ( time on duty) quart m ; ( crew on duty) ( one person) homme m de quart ; ( several) quart m ; the port/starboard watch les bâbordais mpl/tribordais mpl ; to be/go on watch être de quart/prendre le quart ; to come off watch rendre le quart ;C vtr1 lit ( look at) regarder [event, entertainment, object, sport, television] ; ( observe) observer [behaviour, animal] ; she watches three hours of television a day elle regarde la télévision trois heures par jour ; is there anything worth watching on television? y a-t-il quelque chose à voir à la télévision? ; I watched them with binoculars je les ai observés avec des jumelles ; he watched them run ou running il les a regardés courir ; she's a pleasure to watch c'est un vrai plaisir de la regarder ; the match, watched by a huge crowd… le match, suivi par une foule immense… ; I've watched these children grow up j'ai vu grandir ces enfants ;2 fig ( monitor) suivre [career, progress, development] ; surveiller [situation] ; a young artist/a name to watch un jeune artiste/un nom à suivre ; we had to sit by and watch the collapse of all our hopes nous avons dû assister impuissants à l'effondrement de tous nos espoirs ;3 lit ( keep under surveillance) surveiller [building, suspect, troublemaker, movements] ; we're having him watched nous le faisons surveiller ; to watch the clock fig surveiller la pendule ; watch the local press/this noticeboard for further details lire la presse locale/ce panneau d'affichage pour plus de détails ;4 ( pay attention to) faire attention à [dangerous object, obstacle, unreliable person, thing] ; surveiller [language, manners, money, weight] ; watch that car/that child! (fais) attention à cette voiture/cet enfant! ; watch your arm/your big feet! fais attention à ton bras/tes grands pieds! ; are you watching the time? est-ce que tu surveilles l'heure? ; watch you don't spill it fais attention à ne pas le renverser ; watch that she doesn't go out alone veille à ce qu'elle ne sorte pas seule ; watch where you're going! regarde devant toi! ; watch where you put that paint-brush! ne mets pas ce pinceau n'importe où! ; watch it ○ ! fais gaffe ○ ! ; to watch one's step lit, fig regarder où on met les pieds ; watch your back ○ ! lit attention devant! ; fig surveille tes arrières! ;5 ( look after) garder [property, child, dog].D vi1 ( look on) regarder (from de) ; as she watched the plane exploded alors qu'elle regardait l'avion a explosé ; they are watching to see what will happen next ils attendent pour voir ce qui va se passer maintenant ; he could only watch helplessly as the disease advanced il ne pouvait que suivre impuissant le progrès de la maladie ;2 †( keep vigil) veiller.1 lit (on film, TV) se regarder ;2 fig ( be careful) faire attention.in the long watches of the night littér durant les longues heures de la nuit.■ watch for:▶ watch for [sb/sth] guetter [person, event, chance, moment] ; surveiller l'apparition de [symptom, phenomenon, risk] ; watch for the scene where… regardez bien la scène où…■ watch out ( be careful) faire attention (for à) ; ( keep watch) guetter ; watch out! attention! ; to watch out for faire attention à [features, events] ; guetter [person, development, problem] ; I'll watch out for her when I'm in town je guetterai si je la vois quand je serai en ville ; watch out for trouble! gare aux ennuis! ; watch out for our next issue! ne ratez pas notre prochain numéro!■ watch over:▶ watch over [sb/sth] veiller sur [person] ; veiller à [interests, rights, welfare]. -
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observer [əb'zɜ:və(r)]∎ to the casual observer pour un non-initié(b) (at official ceremony, election) observateur(trice) m,f;∎ he attended as an observer il était présent en tant qu'observateur(c) (commentator) spécialiste mf, expert m;∎ political observers experts mpl ou spécialistes mfpl en politique;∎ Press The Observer = journal britannique de centre gauche, paraissant le dimanche
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watcher — index bystander, eyewitness, spy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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watcher — See: CLOCK WATCHER … Dictionary of American idioms