l'attendre

to wait for him/her

→ le

phrase Common #4,465

to wait for him/her The infinitive form of attendre with l’ meaning him, her, or it. In the examples, l’attend is the conjugated form, meaning “is waiting for him/her/it.”

FR: Je vais l'attendre devant le cinéma.

EN: I’m going to wait for him outside the movie theater.

Tom demanda à Mary de l'attendre ici.

Tom asked Mary to wait for him here.

Allons-nous l'attendre indéfiniment ?

Are we going to wait for him indefinitely?

— Psychose (1960)

Je vais l'attendre ici.

I'll wait for him here.

Elle m'a obligé à l'attendre un bon moment.

She made me wait for her for quite a while.

Vous auriez dû l'attendre.

You should have waited for him.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Je ne pouvais pas l'attendre.

I couldn't wait for him.

Le jour où le magazine arrivait, il allait l'attendre.

On the day the magazine arrived, he would go wait for it.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Nous devons l'attendre.

We have to wait for him.

Ça ne sert à rien de l'attendre.

There's no point in waiting for him.

On va l'attendre derrière l'hôpital.

We’ll wait for him/her behind the hospital.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

Tu dois l'attendre.

You have to wait for him.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Je ne pourrais pas l'attendre.

I wouldn’t be able to wait for him.

Avons-nous besoin de l'attendre ?

Do we need to wait for him?

Je vais l'attendre.

I'll wait for him.

Je ne peux pas l'attendre davantage.

I can’t wait for him/her any longer.

Je ne sais pas où l'attendre.

I don't know where to wait for him.

Je dois l'attendre en bas ?

Do I have to wait for him downstairs?

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

Il te demande de l'attendre ici.

He’s asking you to wait for him here.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Sameer va peut-être venir, on va l'attendre.

Sameer might come, so we'll wait for him.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Tu dois juste l'attendre ici.

You just have to wait for him here.

On va l'attendre ensemble.

We'll wait for him together.

— Locataires (2004)

Je veux l'attendre ici.

I want to wait for him here.

— Benni (2019)

Je ne peux l'attendre.

I can't wait for it.

Ça ne sert à rien de continuer à l'attendre.

There's no point in continuing to wait for him.

Je ne pouvais rien faire sauf l'attendre.

I couldn't do anything but wait for him.

Je ne pourrai pas l'attendre.

I won't be able to wait for him.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Je vais l'attendre dehors.

I’ll wait for him outside.

— Léviathan (2014)

Tout ce qu'on peut faire c'est l'attendre.

All we can do is wait for him.

Gómez, le juge chargé de l'affaire va arriver, alors on va l'attendre.

Gómez, the judge handling the case is going to arrive, so we’ll wait for him.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Nous devons l'attendre pendant dix minutes.

We have to wait for him for ten minutes.

Il a dit de ne pas l'attendre.

He said not to wait for him.

— Épouses et Concubines (1991)

Vous devez l'attendre.

You have to wait for him.

Voulez-vous l'attendre ?

Do you want to wait for him?

— M le maudit (1931)