J'attends (en. I'm waiting)

/ʒ‿atɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

In waiting for something or someone.

I’ve been waiting for the bus for five minutes.

J'attends le bus depuis cinq minutes.

To hope or anticipate a future event.

I am eagerly waiting for his news.

J'attends avec impatience ses nouvelles.

To remain in a state of waiting.

I am waiting for my order in the café.

J'attends ma commande dans le café.

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

I wait eagerly

Expresses an enthusiastic expectation.

j'attends avec impatience

I await your call

Refers to the anticipation of a phone call.

j'attends ton appel

I’m waiting for it to pass

Indicates hope that something will end soon.

j'attends que ça passe

wait

Taking a break while waiting for something.

attendre

patience

Ability to wait without becoming impatient.

patience

delay

The act of arriving outside the scheduled time.

retard

I wait, but without too much impatience.

No worries, I'm waiting calmly.

Pas de souci, j'attends tranquille.

Waiting for something to happen.

I'm here, I'm waiting for it to get unstuck.

Je suis là, j'attends que ça se décoince.