drawing a blank tonight. if attendre ans s'attendre both mean to expect how can we tell when each is required
attendre vs s'attendre
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Carol W.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
attendre vs s'attendre
This question relates to:French lesson "Attendre quelqu'un vs s'attendre à quelque chose = to wait vs to expect in French"
Asked 3 years ago
Bonjour Carol,
Jim is right! Please see link here: S'attendre = expecting - Attendre = waiting
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Carol,
The nuance is between "to wait" -- attendre or to "expect" -- s'attendre.
There is more here:-
https://www.wordreference.com/fren/attendre
Hope it helps.
Jim
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