watch Signification, définition

Signification de watch en français

• 0 to look at sth that is happening -- regarder

  • They watched the balloon fly away. Ils regardaient le ballon s’éloigner.

  • I watched them talking together. Je les ai vus parler ensemble.

  • The flames grew higher as they watched. Les flammes sont montées plus haut alors qu’ils regardaient.

• 1 to take care of -- surveiller

  • She’s watching the house for us while we’re gone. Elle garde la maison pour nous pendant que nous sommes partis.

• 2 to be careful -- faire attention

  • Watch that branch in the road. Fais attention à cette branche sur la route.

  • Watch that you don’t hit him. Prends garde de ne pas le heurter.

  • You have to watch where you’re going. Tu dois faire attention à l’endroit où tu vas.

  • Watch it, it’s going to fall! Fais attention, ça va tomber !

  • You’d better watch it – you’re spending a lot of money. Tu ferais mieux de faire attention, tu dépenses beaucoup d’argent.

• 3 a device you wear on your wrist that shows the time -- montre [ feminine ]

  • She looked at her watch. Elle a regardé sa montre.

• 4 the activity of watching to find out what happens or to prevent problems -- garde [ feminine ]

  • soldiers keeping watch outside les soldats montant la garde à l’extérieur

  • doctors keeping a close watch on the patient les médecins surveillant de près le patient

• 5 a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc -- montre

  • He wears a gold watch

  • a wrist-watch.

• 6 a period of standing guard during the night -- garde

  • I’ll take the watch from two o’clock till six.

• 7 in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time -- quart

  • The night watch come(s) on duty soon.

• 8 to look at (someone or something) -- regarder

  • He was watching her carefully

  • He is watching television.

• 9 to keep a lookout (for) -- guetter

  • They’ve gone to watch for the ship coming in

  • Could you watch for the postman?

• 10 to be careful of (someone or something) -- faire attention (de/à)

  • Watch (that) you don’t fall off!

  • Watch him! He’s dangerous.

• 11 to guard or take care of -- surveiller

  • Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn’t escape

  • Please watch the baby while I go shopping.

• 12 to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc) -- attendre

  • Watch your chance, and then run.