Polyglot Dictionary

surveillance

/syʁ.vɛ.jɑ̃s/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. surveillance

    • Les caméras assurent une surveillance constante.

      Cameras provide constant surveillance.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Überwachung

Überwachung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "surveillance."

Spanish

vigilancia

vigilancia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "surveillance."

Portuguese

vigilância

vigilância is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "surveillance."

Practice

1 What does surveillance mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les caméras assurent une ___ constante.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches surveillance?

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