| Principales traductions |
| wait⇒ vi | (remain in expectation) | attendre⇒ vi |
| | The results haven't come out yet, I am still waiting. |
| | Les résultats ne sont pas encore annoncés, j'attends toujours. |
| wait for [sb/sth] vi + prep | (await) | attendre⇒ vtr |
| | I'm waiting for someone special. |
| | J'attends quelqu'un de spécial. |
| wait for [sb/sth] to do [sth] vi + prep | (await [sth]) | attendre que [qqn/qch] fasse [qch] loc v |
| | We are going to wait for the office to open. |
| | Nous allons attendre que le bureau ouvre. |
| wait vi | (be available) | attendre⇒ vi |
| | There are taxis waiting at the corner. |
| | Il y a des taxis qui attendent au coin. |
| wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (serve food) | servir⇒ vtr |
| | Get your own coffee; I'm not here to wait on you! |
| | Va te prendre ton propre café ; je ne suis pas là pour te servir ! |
| wait n | (time spent waiting) | attente nf |
| | I don't mind the wait. |
| | L'attente ne me dérange pas. |
| wait n | (delay) | attente nf |
| | We are in for a long wait. |
| | Nous en avons pour une longue attente. |
Verbes à particule
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wait around,
also UK: wait about vi phrasal | (wait for [sb/sth]) | attendre⇒ vi |
| wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (bar, restaurant: serve) (au restaurant,...) | servir⇒ vtr |
| | Gina was waiting on a customer at the restaurant. |
| | Gina servait un client au restaurant. |
| wait [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (be patient while [sth] is in progress) | rester jusqu'à la fin de, rester jusqu'au bout de loc v |
| | | attendre la fin de loc v |
| wait up vi phrasal | informal (stay awake until [sb] arrives home) | attendre que [qqn] rentre loc v |
| | | rester réveillé à attendre loc v |
| | | veiller en attendant [qqn] loc v |
| | He's 23 years old; you need not wait up for him anymore. |
| | Il a 23 ans, tu n'as plus besoin d'attendre qu'il rentre. |
| wait upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | formal (serve) | servir⇒ vtr |
| | Servants waited upon the aristocrats. |
Formes composées
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| can hardly wait v expr | (feel impatient, excited) | avoir hâte de + [infinitif], avoir hâte que + [subjonctif] loc v |
| | I can hardly wait for my birthday! This has been such a rotten day, I can hardly wait for it to be over. |
| | J'ai vraiment hâte d'être à mon anniversaire ! Quelle journée pourrie : j'ai hâte qu'elle finisse ! |
| | (plus soutenu) | tarder à [qqn] de + [infinitif] v impers |
| | Quelle journée horrible : il me tarde d'en finir ! |
| can't wait for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be impatient for) | avoir hâte de faire [qch], avoir hâte que [qch] fasse [qch] loc v |
| | | vivement [qch], vivement que [qqn/qch] fasse [qch] loc v |
| | I can't wait for this day to be over. |
| | J'ai hâte que cette journée soit finie. |
| | Vivement que cette journée se termine (or: Vivement la fin de la journée). |
| I can't wait! interj | (I am excited about [sth]) | j'ai hâte (de + [infinitif], que + [subjonctif]) |
| | | je suis impatient (de + [infinitif]) |
| | | vivement + [nom], vivement que + [subjonctif] |
| | | il me tarde de + [infinitif] |
| | "This time next week we'll be on holiday." "I can't wait!" |
| | – À cette heure-ci la semaine prochaine, nous serons en vacances. – J'ai hâte ! |
lie in ambush,
wait in ambush v expr | (be hidden, wait to attack) | se tenir en embuscade loc v |
| | The outlaws lay in ambush, waiting for the stagecoach to pass. |
| lie in wait v expr | (hide, await [sb]) | attendre⇒ vi |
| Note: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| | When the victim arrived home, his attacker was already lying in wait. |
| | L'homme a été reconnu coupable de meurtre avec préméditation parce qu'il avait guetté sa victime. |
| lie in wait for [sb] v expr | (hide, await [sb]) | guetter⇒ vtr |
| | The man was convicted of first degree murder because he had been lying in wait for the victim. |
| | L'homme a été reconnu coupable de meurtre avec préméditation parce qu'il avait guetté sa victime. |
queue (UK),
wait in line (US),
wait on line (US,
regional) vi | UK (wait in a line of people, vehicles) | faire la queue loc v |
| | (Belg) | faire la file loc v |
| | People were queuing outside the shop at 5 am on the day of the sale. |
| | Le jour des soldes, des gens faisaient déjà la queue devant la boutique à cinq heures du matin. |
| wait a long time v expr | (endure a considerable delay) | attendre longtemps loc v |
| | Because of the crowds we had to wait a long time. |
| wait a minute interj | informal (wait for a moment) | attends un peu, attendez un peu |
| | (un peu familier) | attends voir, attendez voir |
| | Wait a minute! - please repeat what you just said. |
| | Attends un peu ! Répète ce que tu viens de dire. |
| wait a second interj | informal (wait for a moment) | une seconde interj |
| | Just wait a second; I'm almost ready now. |
| | Une seconde, je suis presque prête. |
| wait and see v expr | (wait to find out) | attendre⇒ vi |
| | Wait and see. You might win the prize. |
| wait for the other shoe to drop v expr | US, informal, figurative (wait for [sth] inevitable to happen) (familier) | attendre que ça nous tombe dessus loc v |
| | | s'attendre au pire⇒ v pron |
| wait in the wings v expr | figurative (await opportunity) | attendre en coulisses loc v |
| | | être sur les rangs loc v |
| | My best friend's waiting in the wings for me to finish with my girlfriend so he can ask her out. |
| wait it out v expr | informal (wait patiently for [sth]) | attendre⇒, patienter⇒ vi |
| wait on [sb/sth] vi + prep | (await) | attendre⇒ vtr |
| | Rachel was waiting on her brother's arrival. |
| | Rachel attendait l'arrivée de son frère. |
| wait on [sb] hand and foot expr | (tend to [sb]'s every need) | être aux petits soins avec [qqn] loc v |
wait tables,
wait on tables v expr | US (restaurant job) | travailler comme serveur, travailler comme serveuse loc v |
| | To make extra money, I waited tables in college. |
| Wait up! interj | (Wait for me!) | Attends !, Attendez ! interj |
| wait your turn v expr | (be patient) | attendre son tour loc v |
| | You should wait your turn. |
| | Il faut attendre son tour. |
| be worth the wait v expr | (be worth waiting for) | valoir la peine d'attendre loc v |
| | (plus familier) | valoir le coup d'attendre loc v |
You wait and see!,
Just you wait and see! interj | informal (I'll show you I'm right) | Tu vas voir ! interj |