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impatience

impatience

noun ahn-pah-SYAHNS Rare

Usage Note

Impatience is an uncountable noun in French just as in English. The related adjective is impatient and the verb is s'impatienter ('to grow impatient'). A very common expression is avec impatiencej'attends avec impatience means 'I am eagerly looking forward to it.'

Examples

"Son impatience était évidente."

Natural Translation

His impatience was evident.

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