vigil

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Rassemblement public et calme pour soutenir une cause ou honorer la mémoire de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : A quiet public gathering where people show support for a cause or remember someone.

• Hundreds attended the peace vigil.
• They held a candlelight vigil outside the hospital.
• A vigil for the victims will take place tonight.

Comment l'utiliser : a vigil for someone/something (Residents held a vigil for the missing children.)

Expressions courantes : candlelight vigil, hold a vigil, peace vigil

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Période passée à rester vigilant auprès d’une personne ou à surveiller quelque chose, souvent pendant la nuit.

En anglais simple : A period of staying alert and watching over someone or something, often through the night.

• She kept vigil beside his bed.
• Their long vigil lasted until morning.
• The dog maintained a silent vigil outside the door.

Comment l'utiliser : keep vigil over someone/something (A nurse kept vigil over the sleeping child.)

Synonymes : watch

Expressions courantes : keep vigil, bedside vigil, night vigil