attendu
French
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editattendu (feminine attendue, masculine plural attendus, feminine plural attendues)
- awaited, anticipated
- La tournée en France de ce groupe de rock est très attendue.
- The French tour of this rock band is eagerly awaited.
- expected
- Le verdict en réalité était attendu.
- The verdict was really expected.
Participle
editattendu (feminine attendue, masculine plural attendus, feminine plural attendues)
Preposition
editattendu
- (law) given, in view of
- Attendu les circonstances atténuantes, la cour ne l’a condamné qu’à une peine avec sursis.
- In view of the extenuating circumstances, the court only gave him a suspended sentence.
Further reading
edit- “attendu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.