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see

Pronunciation: /siː/

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French translation of see

A. vtr

  • 1 voir can you see him? = est-ce que tu le vois? I can't see him = je ne le vois pas to see the sights = faire du tourisme see you next week! = à la semaine prochaine! to see sb as = considérer qn comme [friend, hero] it remains to be seen whether or if = reste à voir si
  • 2 (make sure) to see (to it) that = veiller à ce que (+ subjunctive) see (to it) that the children are in bed by nine = veillez à ce que les enfants soient couchés à neuf heures
  • 3 (accompany) to see sb to the station = accompagner qn à la gare to see sb home = raccompagner qn chez lui/elle

B. vi

  • voir I can't see = je ne vois rien I'll go and see = je vais voir we'll just have to wait and see = il ne nous reste plus qu'à attendre let's see, let me see = voyons (un peu)

Phrasal verbs

see off

to see sb off = dire au revoir à qn

see out

to see sb out = raccompagner qn à la porte

see through

A. déceler [deception, lie]
B. percer [qn] à jour
C. mener [qch] à bonne fin

see to

s'occuper de [arrangements]

see in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary