guettait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for guettait in the French»English Dictionary

guetter [ɡete] VB trans

1. guetter (surveiller):

guetter proie, malfaiteur, réaction

to watch

guetter signe

to watch out for

guetter téléphone

to listen for

guetter facteur, ami

to look out for

guetter faute

to keep an eye out for

je guettais le moindre bruit

I was alert for the slightest noise

guetter la parution du journal

to be waiting for the newspaper to come out

guetter l'arrivée de l'ennemi

to lie in wait for the enemy

2. guetter (menacer) déclin, appauvrissement, danger:

guetter personne, entreprise

to threaten

la folie le guette

he is on the brink of madness

la fatigue guette les conducteurs

tiredness is a threat for drivers

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guetter l'arrivée du courrier

to watch out for the post

Translations for guettait in the English»French Dictionary

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to have an eye for or to the main chance

guetter la grande occasion

watch for person, event, chance, moment

guetter

watch out (keep watch)

guetter

to watch out for person, development, problem

guetter

to be on the lookout for visitor

guetter

to keep a lookout for person

guetter

look out person

guetter

look out signs , symptoms

guetter l'apparition de

to listen for (wait for) voice, sound, signal

guetter

he waited for some sign of anger but saw none

il guettait un signe de colère mais n'en a décelé aucun

to lie in wait for sb troops, ambushers:

guetter qn

guettait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for guettait in the French»English Dictionary

guetter [gete] VB trans

1. guetter (épier):

guetter

to watch

2. guetter (attendre):

guetter occasion, signal

to watch for

guetter personne

to wait for

3. guetter (menacer):

guetter qn maladie, danger, mort

to threaten sb

Translations for guettait in the English»French Dictionary

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to watch out for sb/sth (watch the approach of)

guetter qn/qc

clock-watcher

qui ne fait que guetter l'heure de la sortie

hover

guetter

to keep a lookout for sth

guetter qc

to be on the watch

guetter

to be on watch for sth

guetter qc

watch

guetter

to lie in wait for sb

guetter qn

guettait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

guetter qn maladie, danger, mort

to threaten sb

qui ne fait que guetter l'heure de la sortie

clock-watcher