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1 watchful
• huolehtivainen• varovainen• uneton• valpas• puolustuksellinen• tarkkaavainen* * *adjective (alert and cautious: watchful eyes; If you are watchful you will not be robbed.) valpas -
2 alert
• ripeä• nopsa• hälyytys• ilmahälytys• hälytystila• hälytysvalmius• hälyytysvalmius• hälyytystila• hälyttää• hälytys• havahtua• hereillä oleva• huolehtivainen• huomiokykyinen• varovainen• virkeä• vireä• virkku• eloisa• uneton• valpas• reipas• terävä• ketterä• tarkkaavainen• tarkka• älykäs• pirteä* * *ə'lə:t 1. adjective1) (quick-thinking: She's very old but still very alert.) valpas, vireä2) ((with to) watchful and aware: You must be alert to danger.) varuillaan2. noun(a signal to be ready for action.) hälytys3. verb(to make (someone) alert; to warn: The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger.) hälyttää- alertly- alertness
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3 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) olla varuillaan -
4 take care
• hyysätä• helliä• huoltaa• holhota• hoivata• huolehtia• hoitaa• varo• varoa• vaalia• pitää huolta* * *(to be cautious, watchful, thorough etc: Take care or you will fall!) varoa, pitää varansa -
5 watch
• tuijottaa• tähystää• tutkailla• tähyillä• hoitaa• vartiointi• varoa• vartiovuoro• vartio• vartioaika• vartioida• seurata• vahtimiehistö• vahti• vahdata• vahtivuoro• vahtia• valvoa• valvoa(tarkkailla)• valvoa (pitää silm.)• väijyä• katsoa• katsella• kello• tasku- rannekello• tarkastellabookkeeping• tarkastaa• tarkkailu• tarkata• tarkkailla• pitää silmällä* * *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.) kello2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) yövartio3) (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.) vahtivuoro2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) katsoa2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) tähystää3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) varoa4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vahtia5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) kärkkyä•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over
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