Would this be a correct parallel to German
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
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
Chris
Kwiziq community member
24/10/16
Oh darn! And I tought I'd got it. -- Chris.
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Chris
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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 relates to:
Attendre quelqu'un vs s'attendre à quelque chose = to wait vs to expect -