je guette

watch, keep an eye on, lies in wait for, threatens

ɡ ɛ t → guetter
guett to watch for, keep an eye on + e je/il/elle present; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #29,603
watch, keep an eye on The form can be an informal singular command (“watch!”) or the present-tense form “watches.”
FR: Guette la porte pendant que je pars.
EN: Watch the door while I leave.
lies in wait for, threatens Used of a danger or threat that is approaching.
FR: Le danger nous guette.
EN: Danger threatens us.
Conjugation of guetter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First guette —
Third guette —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First guette —
Third guette —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second guette —

Guette cet homme-là.

Watch out for that man.

Quelque chose nous guette dans cette jungle et c'est pas un homme.

Something is lurking out there in this jungle, and it’s not human.

— Predator (1987)

Ça me rappelle ce qui nous guette, ici.

It reminds me of what's in store for us here.

Guette ça, négro !

Check this out, nigga!

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

D'habitude, la police guette les voitures garées ici.

Usually, the police keep an eye on the cars parked here.

Qui guette ?

Who is watching?

— War Machine (2026)

Qu'il guette à travers le hublot de la tête comme le canon de bronze.

Let him peer through the porthole of the head like the bronze cannon.

— Henry V (1989)

Tous les jours, il sort de la banque et il le guette.

Every day, he leaves the bank and watches for him.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Voilà deux jours, accusés, que l'on vous guette à tous les trains de Bombay.

For two days now, gentlemen, we’ve been watching for you at every train from Bombay.

Moi, je guette le caillou ou le trou qui va nous faire sauter.

I'm keeping an eye out for the rock or pothole that's going to make us bounce.

— Le Salaire de la peur (1953)

Un danger nous guette.

A danger is lurking.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Guette un peu par-là !

Keep an eye out over there!

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Le danger vous guette.

Danger is lurking.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

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