tu attendais

you were waiting

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phrase Rare #25,576
you were waiting Imperfect tense of attendre. Often means you were waiting for someone or something, or were expecting something.
FR: Tu attendais le train depuis longtemps.
EN: You were waiting for the train for a long time.

Est-ce que, par hasard, tu attendais quelqu'un d'autre?

Were you, by any chance, expecting someone else?

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Voilà l'assistant que tu attendais.

Here’s the assistant you were waiting for.

— Le Château dans le ciel (1986)

Tu attendais?

Were you waiting?

C'est ce que tu attendais toute cette journée.

This is what you were waiting for all day.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Tu attendais papa pour aller te coucher?

Were you waiting for Dad to go to bed?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

C'est ce que tu attendais.

That's what you were expecting.

Tu attendais quelqu'un d'autre?

Were you expecting someone else?

C'est ce que tu attendais?

Is this what you were expecting?

— Fight Club (1999)

Tu attendais quoi?

What were you expecting?

Si tu attendais le moment opportun, c'était .

If you waited for the right moment, it was there.

J'ignorais que tu attendais qui que ce soit.

I didn’t know you were expecting anyone.

Qu'est-ce que tu attendais?

What were you expecting?

Ce doit être le gentleman que tu attendais.

This must be the gentleman you've been waiting for.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)