D'attendre (en. To wait)

/d‿atɑ̃dr/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To hold someone or something in anticipation of an event.

He begins to wait for his friends at the café.

Il commence à d'attendre ses amis au café.

To pass time while waiting for something to happen.

We had to wait for the bus for an hour.

Nous avons dû d'attendre le bus pendant une heure.

To require or hope for the presence of something or someone.

I can't wait for the weekend to go on vacation.

Je ne peux pas d'attendre le weekend pour partir en vacances.

From the verb 'wait', derived from the Latin 'attendere'.

waiting for

means to wait for something to happen.

d'attendre que

without delay

means immediately or without delay.

sans attendre

waiting for one's turn

means waiting for one's chance or moment.

attendre son tour

waiting

The state of waiting.

attente

waiting

Who is waiting.

attendant

awaited

That which is awaited.

attendu

To be waiting in an informal context.

I'm in 'waiting' mode for it to start.

Je suis en mode 'd'attendre' pour que ça commence.

To be eager to see something.

I can't take it anymore, I'm too 'waiting' for the concert.

J'en peux plus, je suis trop 'd'attendre' le concert.