Sentence examples of "attendîmes" in French

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Nous attendîmes qu'il fît son apparition. We waited for him to turn up.
Nous nous réfugiâmes dans une grotte et attendîmes que la tempête passe. We took refuge in a cave and waited for the storm to pass.
Il attend un appel téléphonique. He is waiting for a telephone call.
Tu attends trop d'elle. You are expecting too much of her.
Attends, quelqu’un frappe à ma porte. Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.
Des douzaines de lettres vous attendent. Dozens of letters are awaiting you.
En attendant un bus, j'ai rencontré mon amie. Waiting for a bus, I met my friend.
Attends jusqu'à nouvel ordre. Wait until further notice.
Nous attendons beaucoup de lui. We expect a lot from him.
Attends une minute, s'il te plaît. Hold on a minute, please.
Mes étudiants ont attendu avidement les résultats de l'épreuve. My students have been eagerly awaiting the test results.
En attendant un bus, j'ai rencontré mon ami. Waiting for a bus, I met my friend.
Attends jusqu'à demain matin. Wait until tomorrow morning.
Nous attendons de bons résultats. We expect good results.
Pouvez-vous attendre un peu plus longtemps ? Can you hold on a little longer?
Avec la mort du président, les nouvelles décisions politiques devront attendre l'approbation du Gouvernement. With the President dead now, the new policies will have to await government approval.
Ces enfants attendent leur mère. Those children are waiting for their mother.
On doit s'y attendre. It is to be expected.
Attends, tu te moques de moi ? Pourquoi on irait si loin ? Hold it, are you kidding me? Why'd we wanna go to such a remote location?
Il se peut que le bonheur qui nous attend là-bas ne soit pas du tout le genre de bonheur que nous voudrions. It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want.
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