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watchful [ˈwɒtʃfʊl] adj
1. vigilant or alert 2. Archaic not sleeping watchfully adv watchfulness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
watchful adjective alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, guarded, suspicious, wary, on the lookout, circumspect, wide awake, on your toes, on your guard, on the watch, on the qui vive, heedful Children swam at the pool, under the watchful eye of the lifeguards. unaware, reckless, careless, unwary, thoughtless, unguarded, inattentive, unmindful, unobservant Translations watchful [ˈwɒtʃfʊl] ADJ [eyes, face] → atento; (stronger) → vigilante to be watchful (for sth) → estar atento(a algo); (stronger) → mantener una actitud vigilante(ante algo) to keep a watchful eye on sth/sb → vigilar algo/a algn de cerca under the watchful eye of → bajo la atenta mirada de, bajo la mirada vigilante de watchful [ˈwɒtʃfʊl] adj to be watchful for sth → stare attento a qc to keep a watchful eye on sb → guardare con occhio vigile qn under the watchful eye of → sotto lo sguardo vigile di watchful [ˈwɒtʃfʊl] adj to be watchful for sth → stare attento a qc to keep a watchful eye on sb → guardare con occhio vigile qn under the watchful eye of → sotto lo sguardo vigile di How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This sudden kindness at your hands will only make me more watchful, lest under these unexpected favors to myself, you have some private ends to accomplish for your own benefit, and for my master's injury. That quiet Monsieur Mills intimidated me a little by his age (I suppose he was thirty-five), his massive tranquillity, his clear, watchful eyes. Dashwood, not less watchful of what passed than her daughter, but with a mind very differently influenced, and therefore watching to very different effect, saw nothing in the Colonel's behaviour but what arose from the most simple and self-evident sensations, while in the actions and words of Marianne she persuaded herself to think that something more than gratitude already dawned. |
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