wait out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wait out in the English»French Dictionary

I.wait out VB [Brit weɪt -, Am weɪt -] (wait [sth] out, wait out [sth])

Translations for wait out in the English»French Dictionary

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

wait out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wait out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They take shelter in the dugouts near an abandoned mine and wait out the storm.
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It is commonly used for a break; this may be to wait for the tide before proceeding, to wait out a strong or contrary wind.
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The airtime was sent back to the affiliates to wait out the delay.
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The teens explore the asylum and decide to wait out the storm.
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At the present site of the town they struck rich gold, built a log cabin, and settled in to wait out the winter.
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In an attempt to wait out the blanket of grey, they circled in hope the cloud would clear, ultimately becoming hopelessly lost.
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He was forced to wait out the storm.
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They wait out the weather hoping for a perfect day.
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The submarine counted three explosions and then went deep to wait out the inevitable depth charge attack by the escorts.
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If she consumes alcohol, she must wait out an exclusion period of twelve hours before expressing milk for donation.
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