- guetter
- guetter [gete]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = épier) to watchb. ( = attendre) to watch out for• guetter le passage du facteur to watch out for the postmanc. ( = 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* * *geteverbe transitif1) (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 threatenla folie le guette — he is on the brink of madness
la fatigue guette les conducteurs — tiredness is a threat for drivers
* * *ɡete vt1) (= attendre) to watch out forElle guette l'arrivée du facteur tous les matins. — She looks out for the postman every morning.
2) (pour surprendre) to be lying in wait for3) [faillite, infarctus]À ce rythme, la faillite le guette. — If he goes on like this he's in danger of going bankrupt.
* * *guetter verb table: aimer vtr1 (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 transitif1. [surveiller] to watch2. (figuré) [menacer]la mort le guette death is lying in wait for himles ennuis la guettent there's trouble in store for her3. [attendre] to watch out for (inseparable)le chat guette la souris the cat is watching for the mouseil guette le facteur he is on the lookout for the postmanguetter l'occasion propice to watch out for the right opportunity
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.