| Principales traductions |
| veiller⇒ vi | (rester éveillé) | stay awake, stay up vi + adj |
| | Le soir, je veille souvent jusqu'à minuit. |
| | In the evening I often stay awake until midnight. |
| veiller [qqn] vtr | (être au chevet de) | stay with [sb], sit with [sb] vi + prep |
| | | stay by [sb]'s side, stay by [sb]'s bedside v expr |
| | | keep vigil beside [sb] v expr |
| | | keep watch over [sb] v expr |
| | L'infirmière veillait la vieille dame. |
| | The nurse stayed with the old woman. |
| veiller sur [qqn] vtr ind | (prendre soin de) | watch⇒ vtr |
| | | look after [sb/sth], watch over [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep |
| | | take care of [sb/sth], keep watch over [sb/sth] v expr |
| | | mind⇒ vtr |
| | Tu peux partir tranquille : je vais veiller sur ton fils. |
| | I'll watch your son, so you don't have to worry about going. |
| veiller à [qch] vtr ind | (porter attention à) | ensure⇒ vtr |
| | | make sure of [sth] v expr |
| | | take care of [sth] v expr |
| | Cette infirmière veille au bien-être de ses patients. L'opérateur veille au bon fonctionnement des machines. |
| | This nurse ensures the well-being of her patients. The operator ensures the proper operation of the machines. |
| veiller à faire [qch] loc v | (s'assurer de faire [qch]) | make sure you do [sth] v expr |
| | | be careful to do [sth] v expr |
| | | ensure you do [sth] v expr |
| | Avant de partir, veille à bien fermer les volets. |
| | Before leaving, make sure you close the shutters. |
| veiller à ce que [qqn] fasse [qch] loc v | (s'assurer que [qqn] fasse [qch]) | make sure [sb] does [sth], make sure that [sb] does [sth] v expr |
| | (informal) | see to it that [sb] does [sth] v expr |
| | Ma mère veille à ce que mon frère et moi fassions bien nos devoirs. |
| | My mother makes sure my brother and I do our homework. |