watchdog in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for watchdog in the English»French Dictionary

watchdog [Brit ˈwɒtʃdɒɡ, Am ˈwɑtʃˌdɔɡ] N

1. watchdog (dog):

watchdog

chien m de garde

2. watchdog (monitor):

watchdog ADMIN, ECON (person)

observateur m

watchdog (organization)

organisme m de surveillance

watchdog (organization)

observateur m

financial watchdog

observateur économique

financial watchdog attr committee, group

de surveillance

consumer watchdog N

consumer watchdog

service m de protection du consommateur

Translations for watchdog in the French»English Dictionary

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cerbère

watchdog

observatoire

watchdog

observatoire de la concurrence

competition watchdog

COB

Stock Exchange watchdog body

organisme de surveillance

watchdog body

gendarme

watchdog

chien de garde fig

watchdog

watchdog in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for watchdog in the English»French Dictionary

watchdog [ˈwɒtʃdɒg, Am ˈwɑ:tʃdɑ:g] N

1. watchdog Am → guard dog

2. watchdog (keeper of standards):

watchdog person

contrôleur(-euse) m (f)

watchdog organization

organisme m de contrôle

See also guard dog

guard dog N

guard dog

chien m de garde

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toothless watchdog

impuissant(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Tender boats also play a much more important role of watchdog should anything go wrong.

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Such values as freedom of the press and the idea of being a public watchdog were secondary.

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Moreover, placing greater demands self-organizational and academic excellence recommended by the watchdog.

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But a local government watchdog group as well as a few other city officials determined the plan to be a case of backdoor politics.

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It performs the watchdog role against the ruling parties without fear or favor.

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As they approached stormy weather and a watchdog caused the captain to become wary.

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To the nose of this watchdog, this didn't pass the smell test.

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This aggression appears correlated with watchdog and territorial instincts.

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The watchdog says the national broadcaster obeys the orders of the information ministry.

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Yet, the mechanisms of watchdog journalism can also work in countries that abridge freedom of the press.

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