watch over in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for watch over in the English»French Dictionary

I.watch [Brit wɒtʃ, Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ] N

II.watch [Brit wɒtʃ, Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ] VB trans

4. watch (pay attention to):

watch it inf!
fais gaffe! inf
to watch one's step lit, fig
watch your back inf! lit
watch your back inf! fig

III.watch [Brit wɒtʃ, Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ] VB intr

I.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] PREP Over is used after many verbs in English (change over, fall over, lean over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc.).
over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France; to swim over to sb = nager vers qn.
over is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority (control over, priority over etc.) or when giving the cause of something (delays over, trouble over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, priority, delay, trouble etc.).
over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations (overeat), adjective combinations (overconfident) and noun combinations (overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary.
For particular usages see the entry below.

III.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] ADJ ADV

See also trouble, priority, leave over, lean, fall away, fall, delay, control, change

I.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles N

1. trouble U (problems):

ennuis mpl

3. trouble (effort, inconvenience):

4. trouble:

histoires fpl inf
ennuis mpl

III.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles VB trans

V.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles

priority [Brit prʌɪˈɒrɪti, Am praɪˈɔrədi] N

I.leave over VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sth] over)

I.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

II.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

III.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

IV.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB intr

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

I.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] N

II.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB trans

III.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB intr

I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

I.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] N

1. change (alteration):

II.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

III.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

V.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ]

over2 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] N SPORTS

watch over in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for watch over in the English»French Dictionary

I.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] PREP

II.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADV

III.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADJ inv

See also under

I.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] PREP

II.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] ADV

I.watch [wɒtʃ, Am wɑ:tʃ] N

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The emperor's agents and representatives were everywhere ordered to watch over the faithful carrying out of his orders regarding music.
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Both parents watch over the eggs and raise the wyrmling until it reaches adulthood, whereupon the parents separate.
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One or two men had to stay on board to watch over the machine during the evenings.
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This system would be able to watch over their health and stress levels.
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For years, he and the other three guardians stood watch over its seal.
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A feudal lord could keep watch over his domain from the top of his tower.
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One prisoner was captured, while lines of observation were set up, which maintained a close watch over the country east and south of the town.
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However, this statue only stood watch over the gardens for three years before mysteriously going missing more than a century ago.
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He chose the four seasons of the year to watch over the remaining birds.
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They would then watch over him as he slept.
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