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English-French Dictionary: wait

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NOUN	a wait \| waits
VERB	to wait \| waited \| waited waiting \| waits
SYNO	to wait \| to waitress \| wait \| waiting ...
to wait \| to waitress wait \| waiting to await \| to expect \| to look \| to wait delay \| hold \| postponement \| time lag \| wait to hold back \| to hold off \| to wait © Princeton University

to wait: attendre
patienter
wait: attente {f}
affût {m} [attente]
to make sb. wait: faire attendre qn.
faire patienter qn.
to wait for sb./sth.: attendre qn./qc.
to wait till sth.: attendre qc. [date]
to wait until sth.: attendre qc. [date]
Wait a moment!: Attends un peu !
Attends un moment !
wait-and-see: attentiste {adj}
to ask sb. to wait: faire patienter qn.
to lie in wait: être embusqué
se tenir à l'affût
être à l'affut [aussi : affût]
to lie in wait [idiom]: faire le guet [fam.] [complice]
to wait and see: rester dans l'expectative
attendre la suite [des événements]
to wait anxiously for [+inf.]: être anxieux de [+inf.] [désir intense]
to wait around for sb.: attendre qn.
to wait at sb.'s pleasure: attendre le bon vouloir de qn.
to wait behind for sb.: attendre qn.
to wait for reinforcements: attendre des renfortsmil.
to wait for support: attendre des renforts
to wait one's turn: attendre son tour
anxious wait for sb./sth.: attente {f} anxieuse de qn./qc.
to lie in wait for sb.: guetter qn.
to lie in wait for sb. [fig.] [e.g. reporter]: tendre une embuscade à qn.
dresser une embuscade à qn.
to wait for sb. to arrive: attendre l'arrivée de qn.
to wait for sb. to do sth.: attendre que qn. fasse qc.
to wait in line for sth. [Am.]: faire la queue pour qc.
to wait in suspense for sth.: attendre qc. avec une vive impatience
wait-and-see attitude: attentisme {m}écon.pol.
I can't wait for Sunday! [idiom]: Vivement dimanche ! [loc.]
It'll only be a short wait.: Ce ne sera pas long.
sb. can't wait for sb./sth. to do sth.: qn. a hâte que qn./qc. fasse qc.
Wait until the bell goes!: Attends que la cloche sonne !
We'll (just) have to wait and see.: Faut voir. [fam.] [exprimant l'incertitude]
to find it hard to wait: trouver le temps long [loc.] [s'impatienter]
to let others wait on you: mettre les pieds sous la table [loc.]
to wait for the doctor to come: attendre la venue du médecinméd.
to wait for the material to be handed over: attendre la remise du matériel
to wait for the next course [meal]: attendre la suite [du repas]cuis.
to wait for the right moment to act: attendre le bon moment pour agir
to wait till the end of a programme: attendre la fin d'une émission
to wait until the time is right to act: attendre le bon moment pour agir
person who adopts a wait-and-see attitude: attentiste {m}
person who adopts a wait-and-see attitude [female]: attentiste {f}

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