vente
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vente (imperative vent, infinitive at vente, present tense venter, past tense ventede, perfect tense er/har ventet)
- (intransitive) wait
- Vent på mig!
- Wait for me!
- Vent på mig!
- (transitive) expect
- Han ventede mig tydeligvis.
- He clearly expected me.
- Han ventede mig tydeligvis.
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Further reading edit
- “vente” in Den Danske Ordbog
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vente
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Etymology edit
From vendita, the feminine of Latin vēnditus (“sold”), past participle of vēndō (“to sell”).
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vente f (plural ventes)
- sale
- une vente de gâteaux ― bake sale
- mettre en vente ― to put up for sale
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vente
Further reading edit
- “vente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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vente
- inflection of ventar:
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯en.te/, [ˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈven.te/, [ˈvɛn̪t̪e]
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vente
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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vente f (plural ventes)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vænta, derived from von.
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vente (indeclinable)
- that which is to come
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Only used in the expression i vente, see there.
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vente (imperative vent, present tense venter, passive ventes, simple past and past participle venta or ventet, present participle ventende)
- to stay put, to wait, to delay
- stå og vente ― stand and wait
- vent og se! ― wait and see!
- vent litt! ― [just] wait a little [longer]!
- to be ready
- middagen venter ― the dinner is ready
- expect (as likely)
- vi venter gjester ― we are expecting guests
- Du kan vente meg klokka sju ― You can expect me at seven o'clock
- Det var ikke annet å vente ― Nothing else could have been expected
- vente seg mye av oppholdet ― [to] expect much from the stay
- såpass må en kunne vente av et voksent menneske ― thus much must one expect from an adult person
- han hadde ikke ventet det svaret ― he hadn't expected that answer
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References edit
- “vente” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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vente
- that which is to come; only used in the expression i vente, see there.
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vente (present tense ventar, past tense venta, past participle venta, passive infinitive ventast, present participle ventande, imperative vente/vent)
- Alternative form of venta
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- “vente” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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vente
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Etymology edit
From venir (“come”) + te (“to you, yourself”).
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vente
- second-person singular imperative of venir combined with te