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The meaning of the French word "attendre" and how you use it

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attendre
(v.) (Infinitive) to wait [for]
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On veut les attendre .
We want to wait for them.
Nous devons attendre le train .
We have to wait for the train.
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The Story and Science of Chocolate - Part 2 of 6
Il faut attendre l' étape suivante pour qu' ils soient véritablement libérés .
We have to wait until the next step for them to be truly set free.
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Il va falloir attendre un petit peu .
You have to wait for a little while.
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À attendre mon tour
wating my turn
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attendre
(v.) (Infinitive) to expect [sth] (transitive direct)
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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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On va attendre des efforts de votre part .
We're going to except efforts on your part.
Que peut - on vrai attendre de lui ?
What can we really expect from him?
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The Yellow Vests Have Aged Emmanuel Macron!
C' est ce qu' on doit attendre de gilets jaunes , qu' ils nous disent ce qu' ils veulent
That's what we must expect from the yellow vests, that they tell us what they want
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il est dissonant , par rapport à ce qu' on peut attendre d' un président de la République .
he's loud, in relation to what one would expect from a French president.
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Donc c' était ... c' était un rêve mais que je pensais pas vraiment pouvoir attendre un jour en fait .
So it was... it was a dream but which I didn't really think [I] could expect one day, actually.
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va...attendre
(v.) (Futur proche) (il/elle / on) is/are going to wait [for]
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Je sens qu' on va attendre longtemps .
I feel that we are going to wait a long time.
Il va attendre la fin du film .
He is going to wait for the end of the movie.
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Getting Ready to Take the Train
Il va pas vous attendre , hein .
It's not going to wait for you, eh.
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allez...attendre
(v.) (Futur proche) (vous) are going to wait [for]
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Vous allez attendre vos parents .
You are going to wait for your parents.
Vous allez attendre ce soir .
You are going to wait for this evening.
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s'...attendre
(pronominal v.) (Infinitive) (il/elle / ils/elles / on) to expect
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À quoi peut - on s' attendre quand la course commence ?
What should we expect when the race starts?
Boris peut s' attendre à avoir des difficultés .
Boris can expect to have some difficulties.
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Life Is an Adventure
Donc quand on ne sait pas véritablement à quoi s' attendre sur notre parcours ,
So, when we don't really know what to expect on our path,
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