Grammatical class

Noun

attente

wait (the time that one is waiting or the state of waiting)

Details

Syllables

at-ten-te

Phonetics

a.tɑ̃t

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

65763

Freq. (movies)

33263

Freq. (news)

1465

Sentences

Je n'avais aucune attente.

I didn't have any expectations.

A1

La salle d'attente est vide.

The waiting room is empty.

A1

La file d’attente est énorme.

The queue is huge.

A1

Ma file d’attente est énorme.

My queue is huge.

A1

La longue attente est terminée.

The long wait is over.

A2

La salle d'attente était bondée.

The waiting room was crowded.

A2

Tom a dû attendre longtemps dans la salle d'attente.

Tom had to wait a long time in the waiting room.

B1

Des journaux étaient disposés dans la salle d'attente.

Newspapers were laid out in the waiting room.

B1

J'ai travaillé dur dans l'attente d'obtenir une promotion.

I worked hard in expectation of promotion.

B1

Nous avons pris la liberté de mettre votre candidature en attente.

We took the liberty of putting your candidacy on hold.

B1

Contre toute attente, sa déclaration était vraie.

To all appearance his statement was true.

B2

Contre toute attente, nous devînmes amis.

Against all expectations, we became good friends.

C2