| Major Qui Vive on the qui vive. | Major Qui Vive auf dem qui vive. Man Hunt (1941) |
| qui vive |
| alert | (n) condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action, Syn. qui vive |
| alertness | (n) lively attentiveness, Syn. sharp-sightedness, on the qui vive |
| Qui vive | ‖ [ F., fr. qui who + vive, pres. subj. of vivre to live. ] The challenge of a French sentinel, or patrol; -- used like the English challenge: “Who comes there?” [ 1913 Webster ]
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| auf der Hut sein | to be alert for trouble; to be on (the) alert; to be alert; to be on the qui vive [Add to Longdo] |
