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  • 121 hold on

    1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) (se) tenir (à)
    2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) patienter

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  • 122 impatient

    [im'peiʃənt]
    (not willing to wait or delay; not patient: Don't be so impatient - it will soon be your turn.) impatient
    - impatiently

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  • 123 just

    I adjective
    1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) juste
    2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) juste
    3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) juste
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    - justness II adverb
    1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exactement
    2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) tout aussi
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) venir de
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) sur le point de, en train de
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) à l'instant (oû)
    6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) (tout) juste
    7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) juste, rien que
    8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) donc, (tout) simplement
    9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolument
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    - just now - just then

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  • 124 look forward to

    (to wait with pleasure for: I am looking forward to seeing you / to the holidays.) attendre avec impatience

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  • 125 lurk

    [lə:k]
    (to wait in hiding especially with a dishonest or criminal purpose: She saw someone lurking in the shadows.) se tapir, être tapi

    English-French dictionary > lurk

  • 126 minute

    I ['minit] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minute
    2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minute
    3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) minute
    4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) instant
    5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) procès-verbal, compte rendu
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    - the minute that - the minute - to the minute - up to the minute II adjective
    1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) minuscule
    2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) minutieux
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    - minuteness

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  • 127 now

    1. adverb
    1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) à présent
    2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) maintenant
    3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) maintenant; à partir de maintenant
    4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) alors
    5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) dans ces circonstances
    6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) bon! allons!
    2. conjunction
    ((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) maintenant que
    - for now - just now - every now and then/again - now and then/again - now - now! - now then

    English-French dictionary > now

  • 128 pant

    [pænt]
    1) (to gasp for breath: He was panting heavily as he ran.) haleter
    2) (to say while gasping for breath: `Wait for me!' she panted.) dire en haletant

    English-French dictionary > pant

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