watch

montre

Petite horloge portée au poignet pour connaître l’heure.

En anglais simple : A small clock that you wear on your wrist to tell the time.

• My watch has stopped.
• She wears a silver watch.
• He checked his watch before leaving.

Synonymes : wristwatch

Expressions courantes : wear a watch, digital watch, watch strap, pocket watch

quart

Période de service à bord d’un navire, ou équipe qui travaille pendant cette période.

En anglais simple : A period when a ship's crew works on duty, or the crew working during that period.

• My watch starts at four.
• The next watch came onto the bridge.
• She stayed on watch until the ship reached port.

Comment l'utiliser : on watch (Two officers were on watch when the storm began.)

Synonymes : shift

Expressions courantes : on watch, morning watch, change of watch

garde, tour de garde

Période pendant laquelle quelqu’un reste éveillé et vigilant pour protéger un lieu ou des personnes.

En anglais simple : A period when someone stays awake and alert to guard a place or protect people.

• The first watch ends at midnight.
• We took turns during the night watch.
• He fell asleep halfway through his watch.

Comment l'utiliser : on watch (One soldier remained on watch outside the camp.)

Synonymes : guard duty

Expressions courantes : night watch, first watch, stand watch

regarder, observer

Regarder quelqu’un ou quelque chose pendant un moment en prêtant attention à ce qui se passe.

En anglais simple : To look at someone or something for a while, paying attention to what happens.

• I watch television after dinner.
• We watched the birds building a nest.
• Did you watch the match last night?

Comment l'utiliser : watch someone do something (We watched him cross the road.); watch someone doing something (She watched the children playing.)

Synonymes : observe, view

Expressions courantes : watch television, watch a film, watch someone play, watch closely

faire attention à, se méfier de

Être prudent face à quelqu’un ou quelque chose qui pourrait causer des problèmes ou faire du mal.

En anglais simple : To be careful about someone or something that could cause trouble or harm.

• Watch your step on these stairs.
• You should watch him; he often lies.
• Watch your language when children are nearby.

Synonymes : beware of, be careful about

Expressions courantes : watch your step, watch your tongue, watch that person