Translate wait from English to French

Summary

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wait:
- attendre; guetter
- halte; frein
Wiktionary:
- wait → attendre, servir, faire le service
- wait → attente
- wait → attendre, garder, espérer

English

Detailed Translations for wait from English to French

wait (await)
attendre; guetter
- attendre verb (attends, attend, attendons, attendez, attendent, attendais, attendait, attendions, attendiez, attendaient, attendis, attendit, attendîmes, attendîtes, attendirent, attendrai, attendras, attendra, attendrons, attendrez, attendront)
- guetter verb (guette, guettes, guettons, guettez, guettent, guettais, guettait, guettions, guettiez, guettaient, guettai, guettas, guetta, guettâmes, guettâtes, guettèrent, guetterai, guetteras, guettera, guetterons, guetterez, guetteront)

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
frein	stop; wait	brake; brake-block; braking mechanism
guetter		leer
halte	stop; wait	halt; halting-place; stop; stopping place; stopping-place
-	delay; hold; postponement; time lag; waiting
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
attendre	await; wait	await; wait for
guetter	await; wait	be a Peeping Tom; glance; glare at; glint; look sharply at; peek; peep; peep at; peer; play the spy; spy; spy on; spy upon; watch
-	await; expect; hold back; hold off; look; waitress
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	expect

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)¹
- the wait was an ordeal for him¹
time during which some action is awaited¹
look forward to the probable occurrence of¹
- he is waiting to be drafted¹
serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant¹
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's¹
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something¹
- I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets¹
wait before acting¹

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Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• wait	→ attendre	↔ wachten — op dezelfde plaats of in dezelfde situatie blijven tot iemand komt of iets gebeurt
• wait	→ garder	↔ abwarten — (intransitiv) passiv sein und allgemein beobachten
• wait	→ attendre	↔ beiten — (intransitiv) veraltet (in einigen oberdeutschen Dialekten erhalten): warten, erwarten, harren, zögern
• wait	→ attendre; espérer	↔ warten — (intransitiv) Zeit verstreichen lassen beziehungsweise untätig sein, bis ein bestimmter Zustand eintreffen