vigilance meaning in Français | English Dictionary

📖 Définitions

noun
vigilance; veille; Pharmacovigilance; vigilance soutenue; vigilance

EN: The state or quality of being alertly watchful; careful and sustained watchfulness to detect and avoid danger or difficulty.; The act of keeping awake and watching, especially during the night; a vigil or watch.; In pharmacology and medicine, the ongoing monitoring of the safety of a drug or medical device after it has been approved for use, to detect adverse effects.; The ability to maintain attention and detect signals over prolonged periods, as studied in cognitive psychology.; Watchfulness against potential threats or enemies, especially in a military or political context.

🔗 Détails

Formes du mot

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Collocations

constant vigilanceeternal vigilancemaintain vigilanceheightened vigilanceexercise vigilanceeternal vigilance is the price of liberty

Dérivés

vigilantvigilantlyvigilantevigilantism

Synonymes

watchfulnessalertnessattentivenesswarinesscircumspectionheedfulness

Antonymes

carelessnessnegligenceinattentioncomplacency

Souvent confondus

vigilante

EN: 'Vigilante' refers to a person who takes law enforcement into their own hands; 'vigilance' is the abstract quality of being watchful and alert.

fr: 'Vigilante' fait référence à une personne qui prend la loi entre ses propres mains ; 'vigilance' est la qualité abstraite d'être vigilant et attentif.

Conseils d'orthographe

EN: Remember the '-ance' ending (not '-ence'). Do not confuse with 'vigilante', which is a related but distinct word.

fr: N'oubliez pas la terminaison '-ance' (pas '-ence'). Ne le confondez pas avec 'vigilante', qui est un mot apparenté mais distinct.

💬 Exemples

The security team maintained constant vigilance throughout the event.

L'équipe de sécurité a maintenu une vigilance constante tout au long de l'événement.
The nurse's vigilance through the night ensured the patient's condition was closely monitored.

La vigilance de l'infirmière tout au long de la nuit a permis de surveiller de près l'état du patient.
Post-marketing vigilance revealed a rare side effect that had not appeared in clinical trials.

La pharmacovigilance post-commercialisation a révélé un effet secondaire rare qui n'était pas apparu lors des essais cliniques.
Air traffic controllers require high levels of vigilance to spot potential conflicts on radar screens.

Les contrôleurs aériens doivent faire preuve d'un haut niveau de vigilance pour repérer les conflits potentiels sur les écrans radar.
The general urged his troops to remain in a state of vigilance against surprise attacks.

Le général a exhorté ses troupes à rester en état de vigilance contre les attaques surprises.