attendere

1. v/t wait for

2. v/i: attendere a attend to

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attendere v.tr. to wait for (s.o., sthg.), to await: (comm.) attendiamo pronta risposta, we await a prompt reply; attendo una tua telefonata, I'm waiting for a phone call from you; attendere che qlcu. faccia qlco., to wait for s.o. to do sthg.: non attese che noi arrivassimo, he did not wait for us to arrive; andare ad attendere qlcu. alla stazione, to meet s.o. at the station // non so che cosa mi attende, I do not know what to expect // si attende che arrivi da un momento all'altro, he is expected (o we are expecting him) at any moment

◆ v. intr.

1 (aspettare) to wait: attendi un momento, wait a moment; era stanco di attendere, he was tired of waiting

2 (applicarsi, dedicarsi) to attend, to apply oneself, to devote oneself: attendere agli studi, to apply oneself to one's studies; attendere agli affari, to attend to one's business

3 (accudire) to attend, to look after (s.o., sthg.): attendere a un bambino, to look after a child.

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1. [at'tɛndere]

vb irreg vt

(aspettare) to wait for, await frm

cosa sta attendendo? — what are you waiting for?

attendo l'arrivo di mio fratello — I'm waiting for my brother to arrive

attenda in linea — hold the line, please

2. vi

(aus avere)

attendere a — (dedicarsi) to attend to

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[at'tɛndere] 1.

verbo transitivo

attendere qcn., qcs. — to wait for sb., sth., to await sb., sth. form.

attenda, prego — (al telefono) please hold the line

2.

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

attendere a — (dedicarsi) to attend to [occupazioni]; (avere cura) to take care of, to look after [bambini, casa]

3.

verbo pronominale attendersi

-rsi dei buoni risultati da qcn. — to expect good results from sb

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attendere

/at'tεndere/ [10]

I verbo transitivo

 attendere qcn., qcs. to wait for sb., sth., to await sb., sth. form.; attenda, prego (al telefono) please hold the line

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) attendere a(dedicarsi) to attend to [occupazioni]; (avere cura) to take care of, to look after [bambini, casa]

III attendersi verbo pronominale

 -rsi dei buoni risultati da qcn. to expect good results from sb.