attention
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noun
- attentionmental focus
- vigilance
- attentionconcern for
- attentioninterest in
- consideration, thoughtfulness
interjection
- look out! watch out! careful!
Used in the library
- Maria sortit du traîneau en frissonnant et n accorda qu'une attention distraite aux Happements de Chien, à ses gambades, aux cris des enfants qui l'appelaient du seuil.Maria came out of the sledge and shivered, and gave only distracted attention to the Dog's Happinesses, to her gambades, and to the cries of the children who called her from the threshold.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Attention!Be careful!B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Milady écoutait avec une attention qui dilatait ses yeux enflammés.Milady listened with attention that dilated his inflamed eyes.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- L'établissement rapide du pays occupait l'attention du grand Colbert.The rapid establishment of the country occupied the attention of the great Colbert.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
Other ways to say it
Text you meet in the street
- Attention à la marcheMind the stepAt the bottom of a staircase, usually too late.