watch

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A portable or wearable timepiece.
2. The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
3. A particular time period when guarding is kept.
4. A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.
5. A person or group of people who guard.
6. The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
7. A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
8. A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
9. The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

Verb

1. To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
2. To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
3. To mind, attend, or guard.
4. To be wary or cautious of.
5. To attend to dangers to or regarding.
6. To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
7. To be vigilant or on one's guard.
8. To act as a lookout.
9. To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
10. (obsolete) To be awake.
11. (obsolete) To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.

Concepts

regarder

montre

surveiller

observer

voir

garde

horloge

garder

guetter

protéger

veiller

épier

guet

sentinelle

prendre soin de

pendule

gardien

réveil

observation

surveillance

quart

contempler

assister

examiner

faire attention

suivre

factionnaire

guette

apercevoir

voilà

regarder regarder

regard

alerte

mesures de précaution

mise en garde

vigilance

ouvrir grand les yeux

envisager

remarquer

écouter

assister à

regarder un spectacle

être spectateur de

dévisager

mirer

hommes de quart

frère aîné

attendre

vérifier

méfier

mon

poste

faire gaffe

prendre garde

filature

ouatcher

ronde

visiter

superviser

bracelet-montre

montre-bracelet

guetteur

homme de garde

veilleur de nuit

protectrice

boss

dispositif de protection

défenseur

guardien

protecteur isolant

sénéchal

vu

distinguer

examiner attentivement

examiner a fond

scruter

se défier

se garder de

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwɒt͡ʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

As a noun, from Middle English wacche, from Old English wæċċe. See below for verb form.

Phrases

Shall we watch a film at the cinema this afternoon ?

Allons-nous regarder un film au cinéma cet après-midi?