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• on the qui vive — noun lively attentiveness • Syn: ↑alertness, ↑sharp sightedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sharp sighted (for: ↑sharp sightedness), ↑alert (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• qui vive — /kee veev / 1. (italics) French. who goes there? 2. on the qui vive, on the alert; watchful: Special guards were on the qui vive for trespassers. [1720 30; < F lit., (long) live who? (i.e., on whose side are you?)] * * * …   Universalium

• qui vive — /ki ˈviv/ (say kee veev) phrase on the qui vive, on the alert. {French: (long) live who? – as if calling for such a reply as Vive le roi! Long live the king!} …  

• qui vive — n. Phrases and idioms: on the qui vive on the alert; watching for something to happen. Etymology: F, = lit. (long) live who? , i.e. on whose side are you?, as a sentry s challenge …   Useful english dictionary

• USS Qui Vive (SP-1004) — was built by Hutchinson Bros., Alexandria, New York, for Houston Barnard, Rochester, New York, and was chartered by the Navy on June 22, 1917 from H. Barnard at Alexandria Bay, New York. It was assigned to the 5th Naval District for section… …   Wikipedia

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