veillées in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for veillées in the French»English Dictionary

veillée [veje] N f

1. veillée (soirée):

veillée

evening

les longues veillées d'hiver

the long winter evenings

à la veillée

in the evening

2. veillée (auprès d'un malade):

veillée

vigil

veillée d'armes HISTORY

knightly vigil

veillée d'armes fig

on the eve of battle

veillée funèbre, veillée mortuaire

wake

I.veiller [veje] VB trans

veiller blessé, malade

to watch over

veiller mort

to keep watch over

II.veiller [veje] VB trans obj indir

1. veiller (penser):

veiller à

to look after

veiller au bonheur/bien-être de qn

to look after sb's happiness/well-being

veiller au bon déroulement de qc

to see to it that something goes smoothly

veiller à sa santé

to look after one's health

veille à fermer la porte

make sure that you close the door

veiller à ce que …

to make sure that, to see to it that …

veillez à ce que tout se passe bien

make sure that everything goes smoothly

2. veiller (protéger):

veiller sur

to watch over

veiller sur un enfant

to watch over a child

III.veiller [veje] VB intr

1. veiller (rester éveillé):

veiller

to stay up

veiller au chevet ou auprès de qn

to sit up at sb's bedside

2. veiller (monter la garde):

veiller

to be on watch

3. veiller (être vigilant):

veiller

to be watchful

heureusement, la police veille

fortunately, the police are there

IV.veiller [veje]

veiller au grain

to be on one's guard

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veillée mortuaire

wake

veiller au respect scrupuleux de qc

to ensure that sth is scrupulously respected

Translations for veillées in the English»French Dictionary

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watch over person

veiller sur

watch over interests, rights, welfare

veiller à

wait up

veiller

to wait up for sb

veiller jusqu'au retour de qn

vigil (by sickbed, deathbed)

veillée f

to keep a vigil (over sb)

veiller (qn)

stop up

veiller

trustbuster

fonctionnaire fédéral chargé de veiller à l'application des lois antitrusts

stay up

veiller (to do pour faire, until jusqu'à)

veillées in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for veillées in the French»English Dictionary

I.veiller [veje] VB intr

1. veiller (faire attention à):

veiller à qc

to attend to sth

veiller à +infin

to be sure to +infin

2. veiller (surveiller):

veiller

to be on watch

veiller sur qn/qc

to watch over sb/sth

3. veiller (ne pas dormir):

veiller

to stay awake

II.veiller [veje] VB trans

veiller qn

to watch over sb

veillée [veje] N f

1. veillée (soirée):

veillée

evening

2. veillée (dans la nuit):

veillée

vigil

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veillée funèbre

wake

Translations for veillées in the English»French Dictionary

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vigil

veillée f

to keep vigil

veiller

wake

veillée f mortuaire

wake

veillée f de corps

stop out

veiller

stop up

veiller

sit up

veiller

to be careful (that)

veiller à ce que +subj

to be careful to +infin

veiller à +infin

to look after one's interests

veiller sur ses propres intérêts

veillées Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

veiller au grain

to keep an eye out for trouble

veillée funèbre

wake

veiller à qc

to attend to sth

veiller à +infin

to be sure to +infin

veiller sur qn/qc

to watch over sb/sth

veiller qn

to watch over sb

veillée f de corps

wake