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vigilance

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vig·i·lance  (vj-lns)
n.
Alert watchfulness.

vigilance [ˈvɪdʒɪləns]
n
1. the fact, quality, or condition of being vigilant
2. (Medicine / Pathology) the abnormal state or condition of being unable to sleep
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vigilance - the process of paying close and continuous attentionvigilance - the process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
attention - the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
jealousy - zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard
2.vigilance - vigilant attentivenessvigilance - vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"
attentiveness - the trait of being observant and paying attention

vigilance
noun watchfulness, alertness, caution, observance, circumspection, attentiveness, carefulness Drugs are a problem that requires constant vigilance.
Translations
vigilance [ˈvɪdʒɪləns]
A. Nvigilancia f
to escape sb's vigilanceburlar la vigilancia de algn
to relax one's vigilancedisminuir la vigilancia, bajar la guardia
B. CPD vigilance committee N (US) → comité m de autodefensa

vigilance [ˈvɪdʒɪləns] nvigilance f
vigilance committee ncomité m d'autodéfense

vigilance
nWachsamkeit f; no move escaped their vigilancekeine Bewegung entging ihrem wachsamen Auge

vigilance [ˈvɪdʒɪlns] nvigilanza

vigilance
n vigilance [ˈvidʒiləns]
watchfulness or readiness for danger He watched her with the vigilance of a hawk. waaksaamheid يَقْظَه، حَذَر бдителност ostražitost vagtsomhed die Wachsamkeit επαγρύπνηση vigilancia valvsus هشیاری؛ مراقبت valppaus vigilance עֵירָנוּת सतर्कता, चौकसी budnost éberség kesiagaan árvekni vigilanza 警戒 경계, 조심 budrumas modrība berjaga-jaga waakzaamheid årvåkenhet, vaktsomhet czujność vigilância vigilenţă бдительность ostražitosť, bdelosť budnost oprez vaksamhet การเฝ้าระแวดระวัง uyanıklık, tetikte olma 警覺,警戒 пильність نگراني، چوکسي sự cảnh giác
adj vigilant
waaksaam يَقِظ، حَذِر бдителен bdělý vagtsom wachsam άγρυπνος vigilante valvas هشیار؛ مراقب valpas vigilant עֵרָנִי सतर्क, चौकस budan éber, szemfüles siaga árvökull vigilante 用心した 방심하지 않는, 경계를 늦추지 않는 budrus modrs sentiasa berjaga-jaga waakzaam årvåken, vaktsom czujny vigilante vigilent бдительный bdelý, ostražitý buden oprezan čovek vaksam ซึ่งระแวดระวัง uyanık, tetikte 警惕著的 пильний چوکس cảnh giác


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A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs.
Here there are robbers, here vigilance committees, and here guerilla bands ruling patches of exhausted territory, strange federations and brotherhoods form and dissolve, and religious fanaticisms begotten of despair gleam in famine-bright eyes.
The vigilance of the police - and the severity of the magistrates.
 
 
 
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