en attendant que, conj., till, until. Jouons en — qu’il vienne; let us play till he comes. En — — mieux; until something better turns up.
attendre, v.a., to wait for, to stay for, to tarry for; to look forward to; to expect; to look for; to await, to attend, to be in store for. — la mort; to await death. Le dîner nous attend; the dinner is waiting for us. Nous l’attendons à dîner; we expect him to dinner. Je l’attends à tout moment; I expect him every minute. C’est là où je l’attends; there I shall have him. Attendez-moi sous l’orme; you may wait for me till doomsday. Voilà le sort qui vous attend; this is the fate in store for you. Attendez! stay! hold! Je suis las d’—; I am tired of waiting. Attendons encore un peu; let us wait a little longer. Qu’il attende; let him wait. Tout vient à point à qui sait —; patience brings all things about. Il attend que son fils revienne; he is waiting till his son returns. Attendez jusqu’à demain; wait till to-morrow. Une question n’attendait pas l’autre; question followed question.
s’attendre, v.r., to rely upon, to count upon; to trust, to trust to; to expect, to expect, to look forward to, to anticipate; to reckon upon. Se faire —; to keep people waiting. Il ne faut pas s’— à cela; we must not rely upon that. Je m’y attends; I expect it. Je ne m’attendais pas à cela; I did not expect that. Attendez-vous-y! I wish you may get it!
attendri, -e, part., moved, affected, touched.
attendrir, v.a., to make tender, to soften; to touch; to move, to affect. Cela attendrit la viande; that makes meat tender. Ses larmes m’ont attendri le cœur; his tears have softened my heart.
s’attendrir, v.r., to grow tender; to be moved, to melt, to pity, to relent, to soften. S’— sur le sort de quelqu’un; to pity the fate of any one.
attendrissant, -e, adj., moving, affecting, heart-stirring, soul-moving.
attendrissement (-mān), n.m., compassion, feeling, emotion, sensibility; relenting, tenderness.
attendu, prep., considering, on account of, in consideration of. — que; seeing that, as, whereas, in or for as much as.
attenir, v.n., to adjoin; to be contiguous.