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en attendant que |
1. conj. while |
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French > French |
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en attendant que |
1. conj. Jusqu'à ce que. |
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On a qu'à jouer aux cartes en attendant qu'il soit là. |
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En attendant que vous soyez mieux informé. |
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Analysis |
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en |
1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) |
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J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. |
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2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) |
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Il est allé en France. - He went to France. |
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3. prep. by (used to indicate means) |
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attendant |
1. Participle. present participle of attendre |
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En attendant Patrick, j'ai croisé David. - While waiting for Patrick, I ran into David. |
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attendre |
1. v. to wait for, to await |
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Je l'attends. - I'm waiting for her/him. |
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J’attends mon cousin à la gare. - I'm waiting for my cousin at the station. |
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2. v. to expect |
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On attendait mieux de toi. - We expected better from you. |
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que |
1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause) |
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Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well. |
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2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction. |
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Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside. |
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3. conj. when, no sooner |
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