🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

attente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.tɑ̃t/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Attesa/atˈteːza/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'attente a été longue."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of waiting for someone or something to arrive or happen.

    "L'attesa alla stazione è durata più del previsto."
  2. 2

    A feeling of excitement or anticipation regarding a future event.

    "C'era grande attesa per l'uscita del nuovo film."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Italian noun attesa, stemming from the Vulgar Latin *attensare or the verb attendere (to pay attention to, to wait for), originating from Latin attendere. Over centuries, the term evolved from the general sense of directing attention toward something into the specific modern meaning of waiting or expectation.

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