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Expressions avec le mot WAIT - cours

wait your turn = to wait in a patient way for the opportunity to have or do something / attends ton tour

an accident waiting to happen = a situation that is likely to cause an accident / il y aura forcément un accident

can hardly wait = used to say that you are excited about something that will happen / être impatient

keep somebody waiting = to make somebody have to wait or be delayed, especially because you arrive late / faire attendre quelqu'un

wait and see = used to tell somebody that they must be patient and wait to find out about something later / on verra bien

wait a minute/moment/second = to wait for a short time OR used when you have just noticed or remembered something, or had a sudden idea / attends une minute/un moment/une seconde

wait till/until = used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing something to somebody / tiens,tu vas voir

just you wait = used to emphasize a threat, warning or promise / attends un peu/tu verras ça

waiting in the wings/waiting (for) your chance = to be prepared for an opportunity to do something that you have wanted to do for a long time / attendre en coulisse / attendre son heure

wait for the dust to settle = to wait for a situation to become clear or certain / attendre que les choses se calment

wait behind = to stay after other people have gone, especially to speak to somebody privately / attendre un peu / rester en retrait

wait about/around = to stay in a place, with nothing particular to do, for example because you are expecting something to happen or somebody to arrive / faire le pied de grue / attendre longtemps

wait on somebody (hand and foot) = to act as a servant to somebody / servir quelqu'un / être aux petits soins pour quelqu'un

wait something out = to wait until an unpleasant event has finished / rester jusqu'à la fin

wait up for somebody = to wait for somebody to come home at night before you go to bed / rester debout à attendre quelqu'un/veiller

there's no time to wait = used for saying that you must do something immediately / il n'y a pas de temps à perdre

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1. You have no talent at all! - You are wrong! I will be a famous dancer one day, wait a secondjust you waitwait your chanceJe ne sais pas!

2. Hold on! wait a secondwait and seewait behindJe ne sais pas! I've not finished talking to you!

3. The storm is too strong and dangerous so we can't leave. We'll have to wait in the wingswait a secondwait it outJe ne sais pas.

4. Hurry, hurry! Just you waitWait your turnThere's no time to waitJe ne sais pas! We have to catch the thief.

5. No fighting, children. You need to share that toy and wait it upwait in the wingswait your turnJe ne sais pas.

6. My husband is so lazy! He expects me to wait a secondwait behindwait on him hand and footJe ne sais pas!

7. I never knew that opera singer was so good! - Yes, I know. She has been waiting in the wingswaiting a secondwaiting and seeingJe ne sais pas for quite some time.

8. You had better move that knife from the edge of the counter! That is waiting a minutewaiting behindan accident waiting to happenJe ne sais pas!

9. You've had a very stressful life lately. I think you should rest and wait on him hand and footwait for the dust to settlewait a minuteJe ne sais pas before making any decisions.

10. Christmas is right around the corner and I just waited itcan hardly waitam waiting untilJe ne sais pas ! It is my favourite holiday.

11. Mum, can we go to the park? - I don't know, dear, we have to wait it outwait for the dust to settlewait and seeJe ne sais pas if we'll have the time.

12. I have to work late tonight, dear, so please don't wait up for mewait and seewait in the wingsJe ne sais pas.

13. Mark, please wait it outwait behindwait and seeJe ne sais pas after the meeting. I need to talk to you about your job.

14. We have to go now or we'll be late! I don't want to wait and seekeep them waitinghardly waitJe ne sais pas.

15. Wait tillWaitingJust you waitJe ne sais pas you see what I have just bought!

16. Wait a minuteWait up for meI can hardly waitJe ne sais pas--this isn't the right key.