guetter

guetter [gete]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

   a. ( = épier) to watch

   b. ( = attendre) to watch out for

• guetter le passage du facteur to watch out for the postman

   c. ( = menacer) to threaten

• la crise cardiaque le guette he's heading for a heart attack

• c'est le sort qui nous guette tous it's the fate that's in store for all of us

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gete

verbe transitif

1) (surveiller) to watch [proie, malfaiteur, réaction]; to watch out for [signe]; to look out for [facteur, ami]

je guettais le moindre bruit — I was alert for the slightest noise

guetter l'arrivée de l'ennemi — to lie in wait for the enemy

2) (menacer) [déclin, danger] 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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ɡete vt

1) (= attendre) to watch out for

Elle guette l'arrivée du facteur tous les matins. — She looks out for the postman every morning.

2) (pour surprendre) to be lying in wait for

3) [faillite, infarctus]

À ce rythme, la faillite le guette. — If he goes on like this he's in danger of going bankrupt.

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guetter verb table: aimer vtr

1 (surveiller) to watch [proie, malfaiteur, réaction]; to watch out for [signe]; to listen for [téléphone]; to look out for [facteur, ami]; to keep an eye out for [faute]; 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 (menacer) [déclin, appauvrissement, danger] to threaten [personne, entreprise]; la folie le guette he is on the brink of madness; la fatigue guette les conducteurs tiredness is a threat for drivers.

[gete] verbe transitif

1. [surveiller] to watch

2. (figuré) [menacer]

la mort le guette death is lying in wait for him

les ennuis la guettent there's trouble in store for her

3. [attendre] to watch out for (inseparable)

le chat guette la souris the cat is watching for the mouse

il guette le facteur he is on the lookout for the postman

guetter l'occasion propice to watch out for the right opportunity