waiting room in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for waiting room in the English»French Dictionary

waiting room N

waiting room

salle f d'attente

Translations for waiting room in the French»English Dictionary

salle d'attente

waiting room

l'huissier m'a admis dans une salle d'attente

the usher showed me into a waiting room

Translations for waiting room in the English»French Dictionary

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

wait

attente f

an hour's wait

une heure d'attente

to be worth the wait

valoir l'attente

to have a long wait

devoir attendre longtemps

you'll have a long wait iron

tu peux attendre toute ta vie

it will only be a short wait

ce ne sera pas long

II.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] VB trans

1. wait (await):

wait turn, chance

attendre

don't wait dinner for me inf Am

ne m'attendez pas pour dîner

2. wait Am:

to wait table

servir à table

III.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] VB intr

1. wait (remain patiently):

wait

attendre

please wait here

veuillez attendre ici

to keep sb waiting

faire attendre qn

to wait for sb/sth

attendre qn/qc

it was worth waiting for

cela valait la peine d'attendre

to wait for sb/sth to do

attendre que qn/qc fasse

we waited for the car to stop

nous avons attendu que la voiture s'arrête

to wait and see how/why

attendre de voir comment/pourquoi

to wait to do

attendre de faire

I'm waiting to use the phone

j'attends de pouvoir me servir du téléphone

I/you can't wait to do

j'ai/tu as hâte de faire

she can't wait to start

elle a hâte de commencer

I/you can hardly wait to do

je/tu meurs d'impatience de faire

I can hardly wait to see him

je meurs d'impatience de le voir

you'll just have to wait and see

attends et tu verras

(just you) wait and see

tu verras bien inf

just you wait! (as threat)

tu vas voir! inf

wait for it!

tiens-toi bien! inf

wait for it! MIL

pas encore!

2. wait (be left until later):

wait object, meal, action:

attendre

the goods are waiting to be collected

les marchandises attendent d'être réclamées

it can/can't wait

cela peut/ne peut pas attendre

3. wait (server):

to wait at or on table

être serveur/-euse m/f

who's waiting on table 16?

qui sert à la table 16?

IV.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt]

everything comes to him who waits

tout vient à point à qui sait attendre

to lie in wait

être à l'affût

to lie in wait for sb troops, ambushers:

guetter qn

to lie in wait for sb reporter, attacker:

tendre une embuscade à qn

I.waiting [Brit ˈweɪtɪŋ, Am ˈweɪdɪŋ] N

1. waiting (staying):

waiting

attente f

‘no waiting’

‘arrêt et stationnement interdits’

2. waiting form:

to be in waiting on King, lady

être attaché au service de

II.waiting [Brit ˈweɪtɪŋ, Am ˈweɪdɪŋ] ADJ attr

waiting ambulance, taxi, crowd

qui attend

waiting after n ambush

sur le point d'être déclenché

waiting troops

sur le qui-vive

waiting reporter

à l'affût

sb's waiting arms

les bras ouverts de qn

I.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] N

1. room (closed area):

room (for living)

pièce f

room (for sleeping)

chambre f

room (for working)

bureau m

room (for meetings, teaching, operating)

salle f

a three room apartment

un appartement de trois pièces

the room fell silent

tout le monde se tut

in the next room

dans la pièce d'à côté

‘rooms to let’

‘chambres à louer’

room 159

la chambre 159

room and board

chambre avec repas

he gets room and board

il est logé (et) nourri

2. room U (space):

room

place f (for pour, to do pour faire)

to make room

faire de la place

to take up room

prendre de la place

to be short of room

manquer de place

3. room (opportunity):

room for improvement/doubt

possibilité f d'amélioration/de doute

room for manoeuvre

marge f de manœuvre

II.rooms N npl dated

1. rooms (rented):

rooms

meublé m

2. rooms Brit UNIV:

rooms

chambre f d'étudiant

III.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm] VB intr Am

room

loger

to room with sb

loger chez qn

we room together

nous habitons ensemble

IV.-roomed COMP

4-roomed

de 4 pièces

V.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm]

there is always room at the top

quand on veut réussir dans la vie on peut

waiting room in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waiting room in the English»French Dictionary

waiting room N

waiting room

salle f d'attente

Translations for waiting room in the French»English Dictionary

salle d'attente

waiting room

salle d'attente/de jeux

waiting/games room

Translations for waiting room in the English»French Dictionary

I.wait [weɪt] N no pl

wait

attente f

Phrases:

to lie in wait for sb

guetter qn

II.wait [weɪt] VB intr

1. wait (stay):

wait

attendre

to wait for sb/sth

attendre qn/qc

wait and see

attends de voir

2. wait (help):

wait

servir

Phrases:

wait a bit

un instant

to wait at table(s) Aus, Brit form, to wait (on) table(s) Am

servir à table

I can't wait to do sth

j'ai hâte de faire qc

to keep sb waiting

faire attendre qn

wait and see!

attends voir!

wait for it! inf

attends!

III.wait [weɪt] VB trans

1. wait (await):

wait

attendre

2. wait (help):

wait

servir

to wait table(s)

faire le service

Phrases:

to wait a meal for sb Am

attendre qn pour se mettre à table

to wait one's turn

attendre son tour

waiting [ˈweɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪŋ] N no pl

1. waiting (time spent waiting):

waiting

attente f

2. waiting Brit (momentary parking):

waiting

stationnement m

I.room [ru:m] N

1. room:

room (in house)

pièce f

room (in house)

place f Belg, Nord

room (bedroom)

chambre f

room (classroom, meeting room)

salle f

room (for work)

bureau m

room and board

chambre et pension

2. room no pl (space):

room

place f

to take up room

prendre de la place

there's not enough room to swing a cat

il n'y a pas de place pour se retourner

3. room no pl (possibility):

room

marge f

to have room for sth

avoir une marge de qc

to have room for improvement

pouvoir mieux faire

II.room [ru:m] VB intr

to room with sb Am (share a room)

partager une chambre avec qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Each of the two platforms has a waiting room.

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The station has a 194-spot parking lot and the brick building is used as a waiting room.

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One on the east side, serves as the waiting room for pilgrims and devotees.

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They observe that the barber is cutting hair, go to the waiting room, and both attempt to occupy the single chair.

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The main entrance led toa general office, with a waiting room for a bus stop and the city clerk's office on the south end.

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The ground floor contained the main hall and a waiting room.

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The remodeling also included raising the roof-line over the main waiting room.

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A wooden station building that no longer exists consisted of a service room and a waiting room.

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The waiting room was designed in a way that was very representative of the style of that era.

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It had a roof of wrought iron lattice girders and a tiled waiting room with the consulting rooms leading off it.

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