Grammatical class
Verb
surveiller
(espionage) to monitor, to survey, to watch
Details
Syllables
sur-veil-ler
Phonetics
syʁ.ve.je
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
2944
Freq. (movies)
1703
Freq. (news)
4995
Sentences
Je vais le surveiller.
I'll keep an eye on him.
Je vais la surveiller.
I'll keep an eye on her.
Peux-tu surveiller les pâtes ?
Can you keep an eye on the pasta?
J'ai dû surveiller les enfants.
I had to look after the children.
Je vais te surveiller.
I'll be watching you.
Tom a demandé à Mary de surveiller les enfants.
Tom asked Mary to watch the children.
Je vais les surveiller.
I'll keep an eye on them.
Tu ferais mieux de surveiller tes arrières !
You better watch your back!
Felix a continué à surveiller Amelia.
Felix kept watching Amelia.
Enfourner à 240°C (thermostat 8), et baisser au bout de 5 min à 200°C (thermostat 6-7) ; laisser encore 10 min. Bien surveiller la cuisson !
Bake at 240°C (thermostat 8), and lower 5 min. later to 200°C (thermostat 6-7); let bake 10 more min. Keep an eye on the baking!