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wait

1. noun attente f;
   an hour's ~ une heure d'attente.

2. transitive verb
   1. attendre (one's turn);
   2. US to ~ table servir à table.

3. intransitive verb attendre;
   to keep sb ~ing faire attendre qn;
   to ~ for sb/sth attendre qn/qch;
   to ~ for sb/sth to do attendre que qn/qch fasse;
   to ~ to do attendre de faire;
   I can't ~ to do j'ai hâte de faire;
   (stronger) je meurs d'impatience de faire;
   you'll have to ~ and see attends et tu verras.

IDIOMS:

to lie in ~ for sb guetter qn.

wait around, wait about GB

attendre.

wait behind

attendre un peu;
to ~ behind for sb attendre qn.

wait on

servir (person);
to ~ on sb hand and foot être aux petits soins pour qn.

wait up

1. (stay awake) veiller;
   to ~ up for sb veiller jusqu'au retour de qn;

2. US ~ up! attends!

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'wait' found in these entries:

English:

afford - good - hang - hold - line - make - mark - might - nail-biting - nearby - need - see - until - will - would

French:

affút - attendre - attente - attentisme - battement - cent - de - expectative - hâte - longtemps - morfondre - nerveusement - nuit - passage - patienter - remise - saint-glinglin - sortie - table

wait: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
wait	vi	(remain in expectation)	attendre vtr ⇒
We are waiting for the doors to open.
Nous attendons que les portes s'ouvrent.
wait	vtr	(remain inactive, await)	attendre vtr ⇒
You should wait your turn.
Tu devrais attendre ton tour.
wait	n	(time spent waiting)	attente nf
I don't mind the wait.
L'attente ne me dérange pas.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
wait	n	(delay)	attente nf
We are in for a long wait.
Nous en avons pour une longue attente.
wait	vi	(remain inactive)	attendre vi ⇒
They are just sitting there, waiting.
Ils sont assis là-bas en train d'attendre.
wait	vi	(be available)	attendre vi ⇒
There are taxis waiting at the corner.
Ils y a des taxis qui attendent au coin.
wait	vi	(remain neglected)	attendre vi ⇒
He has not phoned me, and I am still waiting.
Il ne m'a pas appelé, et j'attends toujours.
wait	vi	(postpone, delay)	attendre vi ⇒
			patienter vi ⇒
The players must wait for the rain to pass.
Les joueurs doivent attendre que la pluie cesse.
Les joueurs doivent patienter jusqu'à ce que la pluie cesse.
wait	vi	(look forward to)	attendre avec impatience vtr
		restaurant : serveur/serveurse	servir, faire le service vtr ⇒
My son is waiting for Christmas.
Mon fils attend Noël avec impatience.
* Il sert en salle (or: Il fait le service) et travaille en cuisine.
wait	vtr	(postpone, delay)	reculer, changer l'heure vtr ⇒ ⇒
Please wait lunch for me. I'll be in in a moment.
S'il te plaît, recule (or: change l'heure) du déjeuner. Je vais arriver en retard.
* Il fait le service dans un restaurant
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
be in wait		phrase	être à l'affût (Locution)
hardly wait			peut pas attendre
lie in wait		v	se tenir à l'affût
lie in wait for		v	se tenir à l'affût de
lying in wait			en attente
partisan of a wait-and-see policy		nm	attentiste
wait a long time		v	morfondre ⇒
wait a minute			Attends un peu !
wait a minute		nf	une minute !
wait a second		nf	une seconde !
wait and see			On verra bien !
wait and see		v	rester dans l'expectative (attente prudente)
wait for		v	attendre ⇒ (qqn, qch)
wait for		v	espérer ⇒ (attendre)
wait it out		v	patienter ⇒
wait on		v	servir ⇒
wait until		v	attendre à ce que
wait up		v	veiller ⇒
wait upon		v intr	attendre
wait upon		v intr	présenter ses respects à (lors d'une visite formelle)
wait upon		v intr	servir
wait-and-see attitude		nm	attentisme
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"I can't wait to play!"
but can't wait to see a special someone!
But wait, there's more!!
can you wait for me darling
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content to wait
Couldn't you wait until you got back to LA
Do you want me to wait for you/him
Don't wait up
EN: you should wait until - grammaire
FR: ask him if he can wait for me - grammaire
FR: can you wait until I return from work? - grammaire
FR: I had to wait - grammaire
FR: wait for it to be done - grammaire
Good things come to those who wait
great things come to those who wait
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