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watchful ['wɒtʃfʊl]vigilant, attentif;∎ he was watchful for any unusual behaviour il était attentif à tout comportement inhabituel;∎ under the watchful eye of her mother sous l'œil vigilant de sa mère;∎ to keep a watchful eye on sb/sth avoir qn/qch à l'œil;∎ she kept a watchful eye on the situation elle a suivi la situation de près -
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adjective (alert and cautious: watchful eyes; If you are watchful you will not be robbed.) vigilant -
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être sur le qui-vive; rester vigilantEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to be watchful
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6 eye
eye [aɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. [of person, animal] œil m• a catastrophe is unfolding before our very eyes une catastrophe se déroule actuellement sous nos yeux• why don't you use your eyes? tu es aveugle ?• an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth œil pour œil, dent pour dent• will you keep an eye on the baby? vous pouvez surveiller le bébé ?• he chopped the onions under his mother's watchful eye il coupait les oignons sous l'œil attentif de sa mère• with a critical/an uneasy eye d'un œil critique/inquietd. ( = flair) customers with an eye for a bargain les clients qui savent flairer les bonnes affairese. eyes ( = attention) : he only had eyes for her il n'avait d'yeux que pour elle• "eyes only" (US) « top secret »f. eyes ( = opinion) : in the eyes of... aux yeux de...• one can't close one's eyes to the fact that... il faut bien reconnaître que...► to have one's eye on sth (inf)• to be up to one's eyes in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou► with + eyes( = look at) regarder3. compounds( = surprise) révélation f* * *[aɪ] 1.1) Anatomy œil min front of ou before your (very) eyes — sous vos yeux
to keep an eye on something/somebody — surveiller quelque chose/quelqu'un
to have one's eye on somebody/something — ( watch) surveiller quelqu'un/quelque chose; ( want) avoir envie de [house]; ( lust after) loucher (colloq) sur [person]; ( aim for) viser [job]
to keep one ou half an eye on something/somebody — garder un œil sur quelque chose/quelqu'un
to close ou shut one's eyes — fermer les yeux
to close ou shut one's eyes to something — fig se refuser à reconnaître quelque chose
to open somebody's eyes to something — fig ouvrir les yeux de quelqu'un sur quelque chose
to do something with one's eyes open — fig faire quelque chose en toute connaissance de cause
to go around with one's eyes shut — fig vivre sans rien voir
to keep an eye out ou one's eyes open for somebody/something — essayer de repérer quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( opinion)in his eyes... — à ses yeux...
3) ( flair)to have an eye for — avoir le sens de [detail, colour]; s'y connaître en [antiques]
4) ( hole in needle) chas m; ( to attach hook to) œillet m5) ( on potato) œil m6) ( on peacock's tail) œil m, ocelle m7) ( of storm) œil m2.the eye of the storm — fig l'œil de la tempête
noun modifier [ operation] de l'œil; [ muscle, tissue] de l'œil, oculaire; [ ointment, lotion] pour les yeux3.eye trouble — troubles mpl oculaires
- eyed combining form4.transitive verb1) ( look at) regarder [person, object]•Phrasal Verbs:- eye up••to be up to one's eyes in — être submergé de [mail, work]
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7 alert
alert [əˈlɜ:t]1. nounalerte f2. adjectivea. ( = watchful) vigilantb. ( = aware) to be alert to sth avoir conscience de qchc. ( = acute) [old person] alerte ; [child] éveillé* * *[ə'lɜːt] 1.noun alerte fto be on the alert for — se méfier de [danger]
2.fire/bomb alert — alerte au feu/à la bombe
1) ( lively) ( child) éveillé; ( old person) alerte2) ( attentive) vigilant3.to be alert to — avoir conscience de [danger, risk, fact]
transitive verb1) ( contact) alerter [authorities]2)to alert somebody to — mettre quelqu'un en garde contre [danger]; attirer l'attention de quelqu'un sur [fact, situation]
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8 scrutiny
scrutiny [ˈskru:tɪnɪ]b. ( = watchful gaze) under his scrutiny, she felt nervous son regard scrutateur la mettait mal à l'aise* * *['skruːtɪnɪ], US ['skruːtənɪ]1) ( investigation) examen m2) ( surveillance) surveillance f3) ( look) regard m scrutateur -
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[ə'lə:t] 1. adjective1) (quick-thinking: She's very old but still very alert.) alerte2) ((with to) watchful and aware: You must be alert to danger.) vigilant, attentif (à)2. noun(a signal to be ready for action.) alerte3. verb(to make (someone) alert; to warn: The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger.) alerter- alertly- alertness - on the alert -
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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 Anat œil m ; with blue/green eyes aux yeux bleus/verts ; to raise/lower one's eyes lever/baisser les yeux ; in front of ou before your (very) eyes sous vos yeux ; to the expert/untrained eye pour un œil exercé/non exercé ; there was sorrow/fear in his eyes son regard exprimait le chagrin/la crainte ; with sorrow/fear in his eyes les yeux remplis de chagrin/crainte ; I wouldn't have believed it, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes je ne l'aurais pas cru, si je ne l'avais vu de mes propres yeux ; I could do it with my eyes closed je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés ; keep your eyes on the road! c'est la route qu'il faut regarder!, regarde la route! ; keep your eye on the ball! ne quitte pas la balle des yeux! ; to keep an eye on sth surveiller qch ; to keep an eye on sb surveiller qn ; ( suspiciously) avoir or tenir qn à l'œil ; under the watchful/critical eye of sb sous le regard vigilant/critique de qn ; to have one's eye on sb/sth ( watch) surveiller qn/qch ; ( desire) avoir envie de [dress, car, house] ; ( lust after) loucher ○ sur [food, dress, car, person] ; ( aim for) viser [job] ; with an eye to doing en vue de faire ; they have their eye on you for the director's job ils vous ont en vue pour le poste de directeur ; she had one eye on her work and the other on the clock elle travaillait en gardant un œil sur l'horloge ; to keep one ou half an eye on sth/sb garder un œil sur qch/qn ; I've never clapped ○ ou laid ou set eyes on him before in my life je ne l'ai jamais vu de ma vie ; the first time I clapped ou laid ou set eyes on it, I knew… au premier coup d'œil, j'ai compris… ; all eyes were on him tous les yeux or tous les regards étaient fixés sur lui ; to cast ou run one's eye over sth parcourir qch du regard ; to catch sb's eye attirer l'attention de qn ; to close ou shut one's eyes lit fermer les yeux ; to close ou shut one's eyes to sth fig se refuser à reconnaître qch ; to open one's eyes lit ouvrir les yeux ; to open sb's eyes to sth fig ouvrir les yeux à qn sur qch ; to do sth with one's eyes open fig faire qch en toute connaissance de cause ; to go around with one's eyes shut vivre sans rien voir ; to keep an eye out ou one's eyes open for sb/sth essayer de repérer qn/qch ; to keep one's eyes peeled ou skinned rester attentif or vigilant ; to keep one's eye peeled ou skinned for sb/sth ouvrir l'œil pour essayer de repérer qn/qch ; London, seen through the eyes of a child, a child's eye view of London Londres, vu par un enfant ; as far as the eye can see à perte de vue ; I've got eyes in my head! j'ai des yeux pour voir! ; use your eyes! it's on the table in front of you! tu es aveugle? c'est sur la table devant toi! ; to take one's eye off sth/sb quitter qch/qn des yeux ; she couldn't take her eyes off him elle le dévorait des yeux, elle ne le quittait pas des yeux ; to get one's eye in GB Sport s'habituer aux conditions de jeu ; ‘my eye ○ !’ ‘mon œil ○ !’ ; ‘eyes right/left!’ Mil ‘tête à droite/à gauche!’ ;2 ( opinion) in the eyes of the church/law/world aux yeux de l'église/de la loi/du monde ; in my father's/teacher's eyes… aux yeux de mon père/mon professeur… ; in your/his eyes… à tes/ses yeux… ;3 ( flair) to have a good eye avoir un bon coup d'œil ; to have an eye for avoir le sens de [detail, colour] ; s'y connaître en [antiques, livestock] ; to have an eye for a bargain savoir flairer une bonne affaire ;5 ( on potato) œil m ;7 Meteorol (of hurricane, tornado, storm) œil m ; the eye of the storm fig ( place of calm) l'œil de la tempête ; ( place of intense activity) le cœur de la tempête ; the eye of the wind le lit du vent.B modif [operation] de l'œil ; [muscle, tissue] de l'œil, oculaire ; [movement] des yeux, oculaire ; [ointment, lotion] pour les yeux ; eye disease maladie f des yeux ; to have eye trouble avoir des troubles oculaires.D vtr1 ( look at) regarder [person, object] ; to eye sth/sb with suspicion/caution regarder qch/qn d'un air soupçonneux/méfiant ; to eye sth with envy regarder qch avec envie ;to be all eyes être tout yeux ; to be in it up to one's eyes être compromis jusqu'au cou ; to be up to one's eyes in être submergé de [mail, complaints, work] ; to be up to one's eyes in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou ; an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth) œil pour œil, (dent pour dent) ; it was one in the eye for him c'était bien fait pour lui iron ; to have eyes in the back of one's head avoir des yeux derrière la tête or dans le dos ; to make eyes at sb faire les yeux doux à qn ; to give sb the glad eye faire de l'œil à qn ; to see eye to eye with sb (about sth) partager le point de vue de qn (au sujet de qch) ; what the eye doesn't see (the heart doesn't grieve over) Prov bienheureux celui qui ne connaît pas la vérité.■ eye up ○:▶ eye [sb] up, eye up [sb] lorgner ○, reluquer ○.▶ eye [sb] up and down ( suspiciously) toiser [qn] de haut en bas ; ( appreciatively) dévorer [qn] des yeux.
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