Sentence examples of "wait up" in English

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We waited for him to turn up. Nous attendîmes qu'il fît son apparition.

We waited a long time, but she didn't show up. Nous avons attendu longtemps, mais elle ne s'est pas montrée.

She perused a magazine while waiting for her date to show up. Elle consulta un magazine en attendant que son rendez-vous se montre.

I waited half an hour for my friend, but he didn't turn up. J'attendis mon ami durant une demi-heure, mais il ne se montra pas.

I waited for him at the station for an hour, but he didn't show up. Je l'ai attendu pendant une heure, mais il ne s'est pas montré.

Hey, wait up! Hé, un moment !

Please wait here for a while. S'il vous plaît, attendez un peu ici.

I can't wait for him any longer. Je ne peux l'attendre plus longtemps.

Don't make me wait! Ne me fais pas attendre !

It's boring to wait for a train. C'est ennuyeux d'attendre un train.

He doesn't like to wait until the last moment to do something. Il n'aime pas attendre jusqu'au dernier moment pour faire quelque chose.

There was nothing that I could do but wait for him. Je ne pouvais rien faire sauf l'attendre.

Let's wait until it stops raining. Attendons que la pluie cesse.

I'll wait for you in my room. Je t'attendrai dans ma chambre.

We have to wait for him. Nous devons l'attendre.

All you can do is wait. Tout ce que tu peux faire c'est attendre.

Wait, don't shoot at each other! Attendez, ne vous tirez pas dessus !

I can hardly wait to get home and sleep in my own bed. Je suis impatient d'être à la maison et de dormir dans mon propre lit.

All we can do is to wait for him. Tout ce qu'on peut faire c'est l'attendre.

Fate brings us what we don't often wait for. Le sort nous destine souvent ce qu'on n'attend pas.

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