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.

A1

Je vais la surveiller.

I'll keep an eye on her.

A1

Peux-tu surveiller les pâtes ?

Can you keep an eye on the pasta?

A1

J'ai dû surveiller les enfants.

I had to look after the children.

A1

Je vais te surveiller.

I'll be watching you.

A2

Tom a demandé à Mary de surveiller les enfants.

Tom asked Mary to watch the children.

A2

Je vais les surveiller.

I'll keep an eye on them.

B1

Tu ferais mieux de surveiller tes arrières !

You better watch your back!

B1

Felix a continué à surveiller Amelia.

Felix kept watching Amelia.

B2

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!

B2