Usage examples of "wait around for" in English with translation to French

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Please wait around for a while. Attendez ici un moment s'il vous plaît.

She walked around looking for him. Elle se promenait autour à sa recherche.

After breaking up with his girlfriend he moped around the house for a whole month. Après avoir rompu avec sa copine, il traîna en broyant du noir autour de la maison pendant tout un mois.

The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week. Tout le personnel commercial a travaillé d'arrache-pied durant une semaine.

Being "really busy" does not mean running around and acting like you don't have time for anyone or anything. Être « très occupé » ne veut ni dire que l'on court partout ni que l'on agit comme si l'on avait le temps pour personne ou quoi que ce soit.

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches, in numbers this nation has never seen. By people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference. C'est la réponse apportée par les files qui s'allongeaient autour des écoles et des églises, en nombre que cette nation n'avait jamais vu. Par des gens qui ont attendu trois ou même quatre heures, beaucoup pour la première fois de leur vie, parce qu'ils croyaient que cette fois doit être différente, que leurs voix pouvaient être cette différence.

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

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

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

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 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.

Stay here and wait for her. Reste ici et attends-la.

If he comes, tell him to wait for me. S’il vient, dites-lui de m’attendre.

I don't have anything else to do but wait for you. T'attendre est la seule chose que j'ai à faire.

I don't know where to wait for her. Je ne sais pas où l'attendre.

All you have to do is to wait for her reply. Tout ce que tu as à faire est d'attendre sa réponse.

How long do I have to wait for delivery? Combien de temps dois-je attendre pour la livraison ?

Meet you there on Sunday morning. Can't wait for it. On se voit là-bas dimanche matin. J'ai hâte d'y être.

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