patrol
US /pəˈtroʊl/
UK /pəˈtroʊl/
1.
patrouille, ronde
a person or group of people sent to keep watch over an area or to guard something
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The police patrol regularly checks the neighborhood.
La patrouille de police vérifie régulièrement le quartier.
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A border patrol was dispatched to the area.
Une patrouille frontalière a été dépêchée dans la zone.
1.
patrouiller, faire la ronde
to regularly walk or travel around an area in order to protect it or to check that there is no trouble
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Security guards patrol the building at night.
Les agents de sécurité patrouillent le bâtiment la nuit.
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The police were ordered to patrol the streets more frequently.
La police a reçu l'ordre de patrouiller les rues plus fréquemment.