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attendu On utilise souvent « attendre » avec un complément : attendre quelqu’un, attendre quelque chose. En anglais, « waited for » est la forme au passé.

EN: She waited for the bus for ten minutes.

FR: Elle a attendu le bus pendant dix minutes.

Tom should have waited for me.

Tom aurait dû m'attendre.

If I'd waited for you, I'd be in jail by now.

Si je t’avais attendu, je serais en prison à l’heure qu’il est.

— Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

We have all waited for this happy moment.

Nous avons tous attendu ce moment heureux.

— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

I've waited for a month.

J'ai attendu pendant un mois.

Tom waited for me.

Tom m’a attendu.

She patiently waited for him.

Elle l’a attendu patiemment.

They waited for their teacher.

Ils attendaient leur professeur.

He waited for the elevator to come down.

Il a attendu que l’ascenseur descende.

Why were they so happy to see me, as if they've waited for it all life?

Pourquoi étaient-ils si heureux de me voir, comme s’ils avaient attendu ça toute leur vie ?

— Little Vera (1988)

She waited for you a whole year.

Elle t’a attendu pendant toute une année.

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

Tom waited for Mary to answer.

Tom attendit la réponse de Mary.

Waited for it.

J’ai attendu.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

These people have waited for centuries for the Lisan al-Gaib.

Ces personnes ont attendu pendant des siècles le Lisan al-Gaib.

— Dune (2021)

He waited for her.

Il l’a attendue.

I impatiently waited for the results.

J’ai attendu les résultats avec impatience.

We have waited for you the whole day.

Nous vous avons attendu toute la journée.

I've waited for this my whole life.

J’ai attendu ça toute ma vie.

Tom waited for thirty minutes.

Tom a attendu trente minutes.

You waited for the bus.

Tu as attendu le bus.

Tom waited for his friend.

Tom attendait son ami.

Waited for what?

Attendre quoi ?

— Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Tom should've waited for me.

Tom aurait dû m’attendre.

He waited for several seconds and opened the door.

Il attendit quelques secondes et ouvrit la porte.

She waited for him to come home.

Elle l’a attendu pour qu’il rentre à la maison.

I'd have waited for you.

J'aurais attendu pour toi.

We took refuge in a cave and waited for the storm to pass.

Nous nous sommes réfugiés dans une grotte et avons attendu que l'orage passe.

Tom waited for Mary for three hours.

Tom a attendu Mary pendant trois heures.

Ted waited for her for a long time.

Ted l’a attendue pendant longtemps.

Every day, two little children waited for their return.

Chaque jour, deux petits enfants attendaient leur retour.

I've waited for this too long.

J’ai attendu ça trop longtemps.

They've waited for you.

Ils t’ont attendu.

Tom waited for his wife for an hour.

Tom a attendu sa femme pendant une heure.

All the class waited for the new teacher.

Toute la classe attendait le nouveau professeur.

He waited for so many years.

Il a attendu tant d'années.

— The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

She waited for hours.

Elle a attendu des heures.

Tom waited for Mary in front of the library all morning.

Tom a attendu Mary devant la bibliothèque toute la matinée.

If he'd been there, he'd have waited for me.

S’il avait été là, il m’aurait attendu.

— The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

He sat in the bar and waited for the right role.

Il s’est assis au bar et a attendu le rôle qui lui convenait.

— A Coffee in Berlin (2012)

It waited for the first snow, and it still waits that way.

Il a attendu la première neige, et il attend toujours de la même façon.

— Wings of Desire (1987)

Her friends waited for her by the gate.

Ses amis l’attendaient près du portail.

All of the classmates waited for Takeshi.

Tous les camarades de classe attendaient Takeshi.