DICCIONARIO FRANCÉS-INGLÉS

Il faut faire attention à ne pas traduire le verbe attendre par to attend, qui signifie assister à ou être au service de. Attendre se traduit en effet par to wait for, to await ou bien to expect.

Exemples : Can you wait for me? Peux-tu m'attendre ? ; I'm expecting a phone call J'attends un coup de téléphone.

The vous form of “you” is used among people who have just been introduced or don't know each other well, but also in the professional world, particularly among colleagues at different levels in a hierarchy. Students from primary school to university level are expected to use vous with their teachers, even though professors often address students as tu. Tu is reserved for friends, animals, inanimate objects and often colleagues whom one regards as equals.