Dizionario Francese - Inglese

attendre in inglese:

1. expect

Office managers expect accuracy, efficiency, and dedication.

I expect you can tell from the quoted text, but this is a book written in a colloquial style.

Don't expect anything.

I may be playing the devil's advocate, but I have to ask, what are we going to do if we don't get all the customers we expect?

Just what you'd expect of a young lady, you certainly weren't left to live as you pleased.

I don't understand how in the world they can take your stuff for safekeeping, but then the post office guy has the nerve to tell you "Sorry, we lost it" and expect that to be the end of it.

You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!

I have these little habits that show themselves when I least expect it, so I have to watch myself.

We cannot expect to have halcyon days until we get safely through the crucial period in life.

He's on the playground, surrounded by 12-year-olds twice a day, five times a week! How do you expect him to be mature?

I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

In addition, they expect you to be hardworking, driven and have an outgoing personality with the ability to build rapport quickly.

Air traffic controllers in France are on strike this week so expect a bit of trouble there.

The Venus de Milo is only what's to be expected if you will go on biting your nails.

Inglese parola "attendre"(expect) si verifica in set:

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Fiches du livre - "Heart of Darkness" (Joseph Conrad)

2. to wait

I have to wait for my salary.

I'm sorry, but you have to wait a moment.

I have to wait for Sven.

But you don't have to wait for me.

I hate to wait for my friends

Inglese parola "attendre"(to wait) si verifica in set:

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3. waiting

What're you waiting for?

I've got to hang up now. Someone is waiting to use the phone.

That tour already has a waiting list.

When I got to the office, I had tons of work waiting for me. I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Mary took her time choosing a dress even though Tom was waiting for her.

Instead of waiting for a contract, we can handle it over the phone.

I get annoyed when I am kept waiting.

The waiting room was so noisy that I couldn't hear my name called.

Day after day, the dog sat waiting for his master in front of the station.

He walked back and forth on the platform while waiting for the train.

He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.

I know you've been waiting a long time, but could you wait just a little bit longer?

It occurred to me while I was waiting for Tom that maybe I shouldn't have invited Mary.

We have a visitor right now. Would you mind waiting for a while?

This restaurant is so large that they are always busy waiting on guests.

Inglese parola "attendre"(waiting) si verifica in set:

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4. wait for

I wait for my son but he is late.

Don’t wait for me. I’ll join you later.

I wait for a bus at the bus stop every morning.

I usually wait for a bus about 15 minutes.

wait for the flight

Inglese parola "attendre"(wait for) si verifica in set:

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