Would this be a correct parallel to German French Q&A

Chris

Kwiziq community member

24 October 2016

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Would this be a correct parallel to German

Is there anyone speaking German here? Because I couldn't get my head around the explanation given in this lesson. It just seems very difficult to explain to a native English speaker. However, I get the impression that "attendre" would translate to "warten" in German whereas "s'attendre à" corresponds to "erwarten". The former simply is a statement while the latter is putting the focus more on what you're waiting for. -- Chris.

This question relates to:
French lesson "Attendre quelqu'un vs s'attendre à quelque chose = to wait vs to expect"

Aurélie

Kwiziq language super star

24 October 2016

24/10/16

Bonjour Claus, I looked into it, as my German is very rusty, and unfortunately, the nuance here is very different. Indeed, in most cases, both "warten" and "erwarten" would be translated as "attendre" in French: -> attendre AND attendre de