wait

wait
wait [weɪt]
1. noun
attente f
• a three-hour wait trois heures d'attente
• it was a long wait l'attente a été longue
► to lie in wait être à l'affût
• to lie in wait for [bandits, guerrillas] tendre une embuscade à
2. intransitive verb
   a. attendre
• to wait for sb/sth attendre qn/qch
• to wait for sb to leave attendre que qn parte
• we waited and waited nous avons attendu une éternité
• to keep sb waiting faire attendre qn
• to wait until sb leaves attendre que qn parte
• wait till you're sure attends d'être sûr
• just you wait! tu attends un peu !
• just wait till your father finds out! attends un peu que ton père l'apprenne !
• it can wait till tomorrow ça peut attendre demain
• I can't wait to see him again! je suis impatiente de le revoir !
• wait and see! tu verras !
• we'll just have to wait and see on verra
• that was worth waiting for cela valait la peine d'attendre
   b. [waiter] servir
• to wait at table faire le service
3. transitive verb
   a. [+ one's turn] attendre
• I waited two hours j'ai attendu deux heures
• could you wait a moment? vous pouvez patienter un moment ?
• wait a moment or a minute! un instant ! ; (interrupting) minute ! (inf)
   b. to wait table faire le service
► wait about, wait aroundintransitive verb
attendre ; ( = loiter) traîner
• to wait about for sb attendre qn
► wait behind intransitive verb attendre
• to wait behind for sb rester pour attendre qn
► wait on inseparable transitive verb
[servant, waiter] servir
• she waits on him hand and foot elle est aux petits soins pour lui
► wait up intransitive verb
( = not go to bed) ne pas aller se coucher
• we waited up till 2 o'clock nous avons attendu jusqu'à 2 heures
• don't wait up for me ne m'attendez pas(, allez vous coucher)
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[weɪt] 1.
noun attente f

an hour's wait — une heure d'attente

to have a long wait — devoir attendre longtemps

it will only be a short wait — ce ne sera pas long

2.
transitive verb
1) (await) attendre

don't wait dinner for me — (colloq) US ne m'attendez pas pour dîner

2) US

to wait table — servir à table

3.
intransitive verb
1) (remain patiently) attendre

to keep somebody waiting — faire attendre quelqu'un

to wait for somebody/something — attendre quelqu'un/quelque chose

to wait for somebody/something to do — attendre que quelqu'un/quelque chose fasse

to wait to do — attendre de faire

she can't wait to start — elle a hâte de commencer

I can hardly wait to do — je meurs d'impatience de faire

you'll just have to wait and see — attends et tu verras

(just you) wait and see — tu verras bien (colloq)

just you wait! — (as threat) tu vas voir! (colloq)

wait for it! — tiens-toi bien! (colloq); Military pas encore!

2) (be left until later) attendre
3) (serve)

to wait at ou on table — être serveur/-euse m/f

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Phrasal Verbs:
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to lie in wait — être à l'affût

to lie in wait for somebody — [ambushers] guetter quelqu'un; [reporter, attacker] tendre une embuscade à quelqu'un


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