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I.pendant1, e [pɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjectivea. ( = qui pend) [bras, jambes] dangling ; [langue] hanging outb. ( = en instance) [question] outstanding ; [affaire] pendingII.pendant2 [pɑ̃dɑ̃]masculine nounb. ( = contrepartie) le pendant de [+ œuvre d'art, meuble] the matching piece to ; [+ personne, institution] the counterpart ofIII.pendant3 [pɑ̃dɑ̃]• qu'est-ce qu'il faisait pendant ce temps-là ? what was he doing in the meantime?• pendant quelques mois, il n'a pas pu travailler for several months he was unable to work• arrosez le jardin et, pendant que vous y êtes, arrachez les mauvaises herbes water the garden and do some weeding while you're at it• finissez le plat pendant que vous y êtes ! (ironic) why don't you eat it all while you're at it! (ironique)* * *
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1. pɑ̃dɑ̃préposition for
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pendant que locution conjonctive while
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pendante pɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( qui pend)2) ( en instance) [cas, procès] pending; [question] outstanding
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nom masculin1) ( bijou)2) ( équivalent)* * *pɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t pendant, -e1. prépÇa s'est passé pendant l'été. — It happened during the summer.
Christian a téléphoné pendant que Chantal prenait son bain. — Christian phoned while Chantal was having a bath.
2. adj1) (qui pend) (langue) lolling, hanging out2) ADMINISTRATION, DROIT pending3. nm[personne, institution] counterpart, [objet] matching piece, [rôle] equivalentfaire pendant à [pièce] — to match, [personne, institution] to be the counterpart of, [rôle] to correspond to
* * *I.A prép1 ( pour exprimer une durée) for; je t'ai attendu pendant des heures I waited for you for hours; pendant les trois premières années for the first three years; pendant un instant for a moment; pendant longtemps for a long time; pendant toute la durée des vacances for the entire ou throughout the vacation; pendant tout le trajet for the whole journey, throughout the journey; il a été malade pendant tout le trajet he was sick throughout the journey; l'hôtel est seulement ouvert pendant l'été the hotel is only open in summer ou during the summer; pendant combien de temps avez-vous vécu à Versailles? how long did you live in Versailles?;2 ( au cours de) during; ils viendront nous voir pendant l'été they are coming to see us during ou in the summer; le temps s'est refroidi pendant la nuit it got colder during the night ou overnight; avant la guerre et pendant before and during the war; pendant tout le temps où mon père était malade j'allais le voir tous les jours all the time my father was ill I visited him every day, I visited my father every day during his illness; pendant ce temps(-là) meanwhile; pendant ce temps, à quelques kilomètres de là meanwhile, a few kilometresGB away; prendre le médicament pendant toute la durée du séjour take the medicine throughout the whole stay.B pendant que loc conj while; pendant qu'il dort je peux travailler while he's asleep I can work; voyage pendant qu'il est temps travel while you have the chance; pendant que j'y pense, ton père a téléphoné il y a une heure while I think of it, your father called an hour ago; pendant que tu y es/nous y sommes while you're at it/we're at it.II.A adj1 ( qui pend) être assis les jambes pendantes to be sitting with one's legs dangling; assis sur une chaise les jambes pendantes sitting on a chair with one's legs dangling down; l'oreille pendante with one ear drooping; le chien avait la langue pendante the dog's tongue lolled ou was hanging out;B nm1 ( objet) pendant (d'oreille) drop earring;2 ( équivalent) le pendant de the counterpart of [personne, institution]; le pendant d'un vase the matching vase; être le pendant de, faire pendant à to match [objet]; to be the counterpart of [personne, institution]; se faire pendant [objets] to match; [personnes, institutions] to be counterparts; son discours fait pendant à la déclaration de Paul his/her speech parallels Paul's declaration.I( féminin pendante) [pɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif1. [tombant] hanginga. [de chaleur, de fatigue] pantingb. [de convoitise] droolingchien aux oreilles pendantes dog with drooping ou droopy earspendant nom masculin1. [bijou] pendant2. [symétrique - d'une chose]se faire pendant to match, to be a matching pairII[pɑ̃dɑ̃] préposition[au cours de] during[insistant sur la durée] forquelqu'un a appelé pendant l'heure du déjeuner somebody called while you were at lunch ou during your lunch breakpendant ce temps-là in the meantime, meanwhileje suis là pendant tout l'été I'm here during the ou for the whole (of the) summer————————pendant que locution conjonctive1. [tandis que] while2. [tant que] whilependant que tu y es, pourras-tu passer à la banque? while you're there ou at it, could you stop off at the bank?pendant que j'y pense, voici l'argent que je te dois while I think of it, here's the money I owe youallons-y pendant que nous y sommes let's go, since we're here
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