waiting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for waiting in the English»French Dictionary

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

call waiting N TELEC

call waiting

signal m d'appel

waiting list N

waiting list

liste f d'attente

waiting room N

waiting room

salle f d'attente

waiting game N

waiting game

attentisme m

to play a waiting game

faire de l'attentisme

waiting area N

waiting area

salle f d'attente

lady-in-waiting N

lady-in-waiting

dame f d'honneur

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

wait around VB [Brit weɪt -, Am weɪt -], wait about VB Brit

wait around

attendre

to wait around or about for sb

attendre qn

to wait around or about for sb/sth to do

attendre que qn/qc fasse

I.wait on VB [Brit weɪt -, Am weɪt -] (wait on) Brit region

wait on

attendre

wait on!

attends!

II.wait on VB [Brit weɪt -, Am weɪt -] (wait on [sb])

1. wait on (serve):

wait on

servir

to be waited on

être servi

to wait on sb hand and foot

être aux petits soins pour qn

I'm tired of waiting on you hand and foot!

je ne suis pas ta bonne!

2. wait on (visit formally):

wait on dated, form

venir présenter ses respects à

III.wait on VB [Brit weɪt -, Am weɪt -] (wait on inf [sb/sth])

wait on result, permission:

wait on

attendre

waiting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waiting in the English»French Dictionary

waiting [ˈweɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪŋ] N no pl

1. waiting (time spent waiting):

waiting

attente f

2. waiting Brit (momentary parking):

waiting

stationnement m

waiting list N

waiting list

liste f d'attente

waiting room N

waiting room

salle f d'attente

lady-in-waiting <-ies> N

lady-in-waiting

dame f d'honneur

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

wait about, wait around VB intr

wait about

attendre

wait up VB intr

1. wait up (not go to bed):

wait up

ne pas aller se coucher

to wait up for sb

attendre qn

2. wait up Am (wait for me):

wait up

attendre

wait up!

attends-moi!

wait on VB trans

1. wait on (serve):

wait on

servir

2. wait on form (expect):

wait on

attendre

Phrases:

to wait on sb hand and foot

être aux petits soins avec qn

wait behind VB intr

wait behind

rester

wait in VB intr

wait in

rester à la maison

to wait in for sb

rester à la maison pour attendre qn

waiting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it was an accident waiting to happen

cela devait forcément arriver

while waiting for sb to do sth

en attendant que qn fasse qc (subj)

I've been waiting for ten days

cela fait dix jours que j'attends

we're only waiting for you now

on n'attend plus que vous

without waiting to be asked twice

sans se faire prier

I'm waiting for the dessert to come

j'attends qu'on [ou que l'on] apporte le dessert

to put sb on a waiting list

inscrire qn sur une liste (pour prendre rendez-vous)

I've been waiting for over an hour now

voilà bien une heure que j'attends

to be waiting for a divorce

être en instance de divorce

I've been waiting for several days now

voici bien des jours que j'attends

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Don, who is a residential school survivor, is waiting for his second compensation payment, and hopes to set up a money-management plan for it.

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They are very patient, but if you keep them waiting too long, they will start smooching, which will annoy other customers.

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It has waiting rooms and a ticket office and numerous electronic signs indicating upcoming train and track information.

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My parents, who are still waiting for me to quit fooling around with computers, go to med school, and become a radiologist?

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The waiting areas on the platforms were replaced by modern bus shelter type structures on each platform.

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Call waiting was often enough to trigger it.

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Live footage posted online just hours before the crash shows the players waiting to board their flight at the airport.

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Patience is required, and it can be hard waiting for your troops to mount up while the enemy charges towards your defensive line.

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The whole country was waiting for some relief from demonetisation: what was heard was an election speech.

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After waiting twenty-eight minutes, she gets indignant with him.

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