👀qui vive (kwi viv)

noun
/ˌkiː ˈviːv/
alerte (alerte)

Signification

A state of alertness or vigilance.
Traduction de la signification
Un état d'alerte ou de vigilance
Un état d'alerte ou de vigilance

Phrases d'exemple

The guards were on the qui vive during the night.

Les gardes étaient en alerte pendant la nuit.
Les gardes étaient en alerte pendant la nuit.

Synonymes

alert, vigilance, watchfulness, readiness

Antonymes

carelessness, negligence

Collocations

on the qui vive, remain on the qui vive

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