How to say "to queue/to stand in a line" in French:
Look at these sentences:
Nous avons fait la queue toute la nuit pour ces billets.We queued all night for these tickets.
We stood in line all night for these tickets.
We stood in line all night for these tickets.
Je déteste faire la queue au supermarché.I hate queueing at the supermarket.
I hate waiting in line at the supermarket.
I hate waiting in line at the supermarket.
In French, you express the action to queue or to stand/wait in line with the expression faire la queue.
You cannot say je queue nor je suis en ligne (this last one means I'm online in French).
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Examples and resources
We stood in line all night for these tickets.
I hate waiting in line at the supermarket.
Luc is waiting in line at the ATM.
She stood in line for hours!
You don't stand in line often.
