(a) to wait; ~ une heure to wait (for) an hour; ~ de voir avant de faire qch to wait and see before doing sth; désolé de vous faire ~ sorry to keep you waiting; en attendant in the meantime, while we're (etc) waiting; sans plus ~ without further ado; "tout vient à point à qui sait ~" "the best things come to those who wait"

(a) to wait for somebody, news, an explanation; (literary) to await; ~ que qn fasse qch to wait for sb to do sth; qu'est-ce qui nous attend? what's in store for us?, what's waiting for us?; (Infml) qu'est-ce que t'attends? what are you waiting for?, what's stopping you?; je t'attends à la gare I'll wait for you at the station, I'll meet you at the station; j'attends un appel I'm waiting for a call, I'm expecting a call; elle attend un bébé she's expecting (a baby); se faire ~ to keep everybody waiting; "tu t'es fait ~!" "and about time too!"

(a) ~ à to expect; je m'y attendais I thought as much, I expected as much