attendre
/a.tɑ̃dʁ/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- attend
- past
- a attendu
- perfect
- attendu
Meaning
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to wait
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Il attend le bus depuis vingt minutes.
He has been waiting for the bus for twenty minutes.
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Nous avons attendu trois heures à l'aéroport à cause d'un retard de vol. Heureusement, le café avait de bons sandwichs.
We waited three hours at the airport because of a flight delay. Luckily, the café had good sandwiches.
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Practice
1 What does attendre mean?
to wait
2 Fill the gap: Il ___ le bus depuis vingt minutes.
Full sentence: Il attend le bus depuis vingt minutes. (He has been waiting for the bus for twenty minutes.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches attendre?
attendre: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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