attendere
wait
verb aht-TEHN-deh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'attendere', to stretch toward
Also means
await
Usage Note
Attendere is a formal synonym of aspettare, common on phone lines (attenda in linea, 'please hold'). Beware the false friend: it does not mean 'to attend' an event, which is partecipare a or frequentare.
Examples
"La preghiamo di attendere un momento."
Natural Translation
Please wait a moment.
Literal Translation
You we-beg to wait a moment.
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