attendre
French → English
(wait) To wait for: to stay in one place until something happens or someone arrives
Nous devons attendre le prochain bus car celui-ci est déjà complet.
(English) We must wait for the next bus because this one is already full.
Il a dû attendre le médecin pendant plus d'une heure dans la salle.
(English) He had to wait for the doctor for more than an hour in the room.
(expect) To expect: to think that something is likely to happen in the future
On attend de fortes pluies sur toute la région demain après-midi.
(English) Heavy rains are expected over the whole region tomorrow afternoon.
Je n'attendais pas une telle réponse de votre part après notre discussion.
(English) I was not expecting such a response from you after our discussion.
Entry ID: fr:en:attendre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary