look after

s’occuper de, prendre soin de

Veiller à la sécurité, à la santé et au bien-être de quelqu’un ou au bon état de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To keep someone or something safe, healthy, and comfortable.

• I look after my little brother.
• She looked after her father when he was ill.
• Who will look after the plants while we are away?

Comment l'utiliser : look after someone/something (Can you look after our cat this weekend?)

Synonymes : care for, take care of

Contraires : neglect

Expressions courantes : look after someone, look after children, look after pets

gérer, s’occuper de

Assurer la responsabilité d’une tâche, d’une activité ou d’un domaine de travail.

En anglais simple : To be responsible for a job, activity, or area of work.

• I look after the bookings.
• He looked after the company finances for years.
• Who looks after sales in your office?

Comment l'utiliser : look after something (Maya looks after all our travel arrangements.)

Synonymes : manage, handle, oversee

Expressions courantes : look after accounts, look after bookings, look after something

suivre du regard

Regarder quelqu’un ou quelque chose pendant qu’il s’éloigne.

En anglais simple : To watch someone or something as they move away.

• She looked after him as he left.
• The boy looked after the ship until it vanished.
• He stood at the gate, looking after the departing carriage.

Comment l'utiliser : look after someone/something (She looked after the carriage as it disappeared.)

Synonymes : watch, follow with your eyes

Expressions courantes : look after someone, look after something

chercher

Essayer de trouver quelqu’un ou quelque chose ; c’est un emploi ancien.

En anglais simple : To try to find someone or something.

• He went to look after his missing horse.
• They looked after the lost papers all morning.
• Send someone to look after the absent servant.

Comment l'utiliser : look after someone/something (The servant went to look after the missing papers.)

Synonymes : look for, search for, seek

Expressions courantes : look after someone, look after something