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(wŏch'dôg', -dŏg') pronunciation
n.
  1. A dog trained to guard people or property.
  2. One who serves as a guardian or protector against waste, loss, or illegal practices.
watchdog watch'dog' v.

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Watchdog may refer to:

Dog
  • Guard dog, a dog that barks to alert its owners of an intruder's presence
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Consumer protection

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vagthund
v. tr. - vogte

Nederlands (Dutch)
waakhond

Français (French)
n. - chien de garde, gardien, (Admin, Écon) observateur, organisme de surveillance, observateur
v. tr. - maintenir sous surveillance, suivre de près
adj. - de surveillance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wachhund
adj. - überwachend
v. - wachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μαντρόσκυλο, (μτφ.) κέρβερος, άγρυπνος φρουρός
adj. - επιτήρησης
v. - επιτηρώ, επιβλέπω

Italiano (Italian)
cane da guardia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cão (m) de guarda
adj. - atento
v. - prestar atenção

Русский (Russian)
сторожевой пес, лицо или группа лиц, следящие за тем, чтобы не было хищений

Español (Spanish)
n. - perro guardián, perro de guarda
v. tr. - actuar como un perro de guarda
adj. - guardián, vigilante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vakthund
adj. - vakthunds-
v. - vakta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
看门狗, 监督人, 监察人, 为...看门, 监督

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 看門狗, 監督人, 監察人
v. tr. - 為...看門, 監督

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 집 지키는 개, 감시인, 감시의
v. tr. - ~의 변견 노릇을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 番犬, 番人, 監視人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كلب الحراسه, حارس, (صفه) حارس, (فعل) يحرس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלב שמירה‬
v. tr. - ‮פיקח על‬


 
 
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