alert

alert
alert [əˈlɜ:t]
1. noun
alerte f
• to give the alert donner l'alerte
• on the alert sur le qui-vive ; [army] en état d'alerte
2. adjective
   a. ( = watchful) vigilant
   b. ( = aware) to be alert to sth avoir conscience de qch
   c. ( = acute) [old person] alerte ; [child] éveillé
• to be mentally alert avoir l'esprit vif
3. transitive verb
alerter
• we are now alerted to the dangers nous sommes maintenant sensibilisés aux dangers
* * *
[ə'lɜːt] 1.
noun alerte f

to be on the alert for — se méfier de [danger]

fire/bomb alert — alerte au feu/à la bombe

security alert — alerte de sécurité

2.
adjective
1) (lively) (child) éveillé; (old person) alerte
2) (attentive) vigilant

to be alert to — avoir conscience de [danger, risk, fact]

3.
transitive verb
1) (contact) alerter [authorities]
2)

to alert somebody to — mettre quelqu'un en garde contre [danger]; attirer l'attention de quelqu'un sur [fact, situation]


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