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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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