en attendant
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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Raspail, where Western theater changed profoundly in January 1953 with Théâtre de Babylone’s premiere of “En Attendant Godot,” its original title.
From Washington Post
When “Civilizations” came out in France in 2019, some critics, such as Lise Wajeman at Mediapart and Frédéric Werst at En Attendant Nadeau, wondered whether Binet hadn’t attributed to the Incas an appetite for conquest that was uniquely European.
From New York Times
Possibly it was his experience of war and resistance that inspired En Attendant Godot.
From The Guardian
Cédric, un surveillant, a prodigué les premiers soins à ses collègues hier en attendant l’unité sanitaire.
From BBC
En attendant, la devise de Paris, Fluctuat nec mergitur, locution latine signifiant « il est battu par les flots, mais ne sombre pas », n’a jamais été aussi actuelle.
From Time
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