stake out

transitive verb separable

1.	[delimit - area, piece of land] délimiter (avec des piquets) [ - boundary, line] marquer, jalonner (figurative) - sphere of influence] définir [ - market] se tailler [ - job, research field] s'approprier

(US) [keep watch on] mettre sous surveillance, surveiller

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stake

[steɪk]
noun

1.	[post, pole] pieu m [for plant] tuteur m [in surveying] piquet m, jalon m [for tent] piquet m [for execution] poteau m