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watch [wɒt∫]1. nouna. (for telling time) montre f• to keep or be on watch faire le guet• to keep a close watch on or over sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près• to set a watch on sth/sb faire surveiller qch/qn• to be on the watch for sb/sth guetter qn/qcha. [+ event, programme, TV, person] regarder ; [+ suspect, house, car] surveiller ; [+ birds, insects] observer ; [+ notice board, small ads] consulter régulièrement ; [+ political situation, developments] suivre de près• to watch sb do or doing sth regarder qn faire qch• it's about as exciting as watching grass grow or watching paint dry c'est ennuyeux comme la pluie• "watch this space" « à suivre »b. ( = take care of, keep an eye on) surveillerc. ( = be careful of, mind) faire attention à• watch that knife! (fais) attention avec ce couteau !• watch your head! attention à ta tête !• watch your language! surveille ton langage !• watch what you're doing! fais attention (à ce que tu fais) !• watch your step!• watch yourself! (fais) attention !• I must watch the time as I've got a train to catch il faut que je surveille l'heure car j'ai un train à prendre• watch it! (inf) attention !• to watch for sth/sb ( = wait for) guetter qch/qn4. compounds( = take care) faire attention• watch out! attention !* * *[wɒtʃ] 1.1) ( timepiece) montre fmy watch is slow/fast — ma montre retarde/avance
2) ( surveillance) gen, Military surveillance f (on sur)to keep (a) watch on somebody/something — lit, fig surveiller quelqu'un/quelque chose
to be on the watch for somebody/something — lit guetter quelqu'un/quelque chose; fig être à l'affût de quelqu'un/quelque chose
to set a watch on somebody/something — tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose à l'œil
tornado watch — Meteorology surveillance f des cyclones
3) Nautical ( time on duty) quart m2. 3.transitive verbthe match, watched by a huge crowd... — le match, suivi par une foule immense...
2) fig suivre [career, development]; surveiller [situation]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) surveiller4) ( pay attention to) faire attention à [obstacle, dangerous object etc]; surveiller [language, manners, time, money, weight]watch it! — (colloq) fais gaffe! (colloq)
to watch one's step — lit, fig regarder où on met les pieds
watch your back! — (colloq) lit attention devant!; fig surveille tes arrières!
5) ( look after) garder4.1) ( look) regarderthey are watching to see what will happen next — ils attendent pour voir ce qui va se passer maintenant
2) (dated) ( keep vigil) veiller5.to watch oneself — lit se regarder; fig faire attention
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3 fish
1 noun(a) (aquatic creature) poisson m;∎ Astrology the Fish les Poissons mpl;∎ to catch a fish pêcher un poisson;∎ he caught three fish il a attrapé ou pris trois poissons;∎ I eat a lot of fish je mange beaucoup de poisson;∎ fish and chips poisson m frit avec des frites∎ he's a queer fish c'est un drôle de type;∎ to feel like a fish out of water ne pas se sentir dans son élément;∎ familiar to drink like a fish boire comme un trou;∎ there are plenty more fish in the sea un de perdu, dix de retrouvés;∎ to have other fish to fry avoir d'autres chats à fouetter;∎ to be a big fish in a small pond être grand parmi les petits;∎ to be a little fish in a big pond être perdu dans la masse;∎ neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring) ni chair ni poisson(course, restaurant) de poisson∎ to fish with a line/a rod pêcher à la ligne/avec une canne;∎ to go fishing aller à la pêche;∎ to go trout fishing or fishing for trout aller à la pêche à la truite, aller pêcher la truite;∎ figurative to fish in troubled waters pêcher en eau trouble;∎ American familiar figurative to fish or cut bait se décider□(b) (search, seek)∎ he fished around for his pen under the papers il a fouillé sous ses papiers pour trouver son crayon;∎ to fish for information essayer de soutirer des informations;∎ to fish for compliments rechercher les compliments(river, lake etc) pêcher dans►► American Ornithology fish eagle balbuzard m, French Canadian aigle m pêcheur;fish farm établissement m piscicole;fish farmer pisciculteur(trice) m,f;fish farming pisciculture f;British fish finger bâtonnet m de poisson pané;fish glue colle f de poisson;Ornithology fish hawk balbuzard m, French Canadian aigle m pêcheur;fish hook hameçon m;fish kettle poissonnière f;fish knife couteau m à poisson;fish ladder échelle f à poissons;fish market marché m au poisson;fish meal farine f de poisson;Ornithology fish owl hibou m pêcheur;fish paste pâte f de poisson;fish shop poissonnerie f;fish slice pelle f à poisson;American fish stick bâtonnet m de poisson pané;Scottish fish supper poisson m frit avec des frites (à emporter);(from water) repêcher;∎ figurative he fished out his wallet il a sorti son portefeuille; (with difficulty) il a extrait son portefeuille;∎ she fished her keys out of her bag elle a fouillé dans son sac et en a extrait ses clés(from water) repêcher;∎ to fish up sth from one's memory ressortir qch de sa mémoire; -
4 predator
['predətə](a bird, eg a hawk, or animal, eg a lion, that attacks and kills others for food.) prédateur -
5 vigilance
['vi‹iləns](watchfulness or readiness for danger: He watched her with the vigilance of a hawk.) vigilance- vigilant -
6 pet
1 noun∎ we don't keep pets nous n'avons pas d'animaux à la maison;∎ he keeps a snake as a pet il a un serpent apprivoisé;∎ sorry, no pets (sign, in advertisement) les animaux ne sont pas admis∎ the teacher's pet le (la) chouchou(oute) du prof∎ how are you, pet? comment ça va, mon chou?;∎ be a pet and close the door tu seras un chou de fermer la porte;∎ she's a real pet elle est adorable□∎ to be in a pet être de mauvais poil ou en rogne(a) (hawk, snake etc) apprivoisé;∎ they have a pet budgerigar/hamster ils ont une perruche/un hamster chez eux∎ it's my pet ambition to write a novel ma grande ambition, c'est d'écrire un roman□ ;∎ Lauren is the teacher's pet pupil Lauren est la chouchoute du prof;∎ his pet subject or pet topic son dada(b) (stroke → animal) câliner, caresserfamiliar (sexually) se caresser□►► pet food aliments mpl pour animaux (domestiques);pet hate bête f noire;pet name surnom m affectueux;∎ her pet name for him was "honeybun" elle l'appelait "honeybun";American pet peeve bête f noire;pet shop magasin m d'animaux domestiques, animalerie f;pet sitter garde mf d'animaux familiers
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