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surveillance

surveillance

Meaning of surveillance

careful watching of a person or place

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British English/səˈveɪləns/
American English/sərˈveɪləns/
Russian transcription[nɐblʲʊˈʐdʲenʲɪje]
surveillance
surveillance - наблюдение
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surveillance with Russian translation

surveillance usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они всю ночь держали вход под наблюдением.

They kept the entrance under surveillance all night.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

В аэропорту используют наблюдение для повышения безопасности.

The airport uses surveillance to improve security.

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How to pronounce surveillance and what this word means

surveillance translation: наблюдение. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce surveillance

/səˈveɪləns/

surveillance translation

наблюдение

surveillance examples

They kept the entrance under surveillance all night.

surveillance transcription

/səˈveɪləns/, /sərˈveɪləns/

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surveillance meaning: what does it mean?

careful watching of a person or place

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surveillance is pronounced as /səˈveɪləns/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

surveillance definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

They kept the entrance under surveillance all night. Translation: Они всю ночь держали вход под наблюдением.

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