impatient

adjective am-pah-SYAHN Less Common

Also means

eager, anxious (to do something)

Usage Note

impatient agrees in gender and number: impatiente (f), impatients (m pl). The construction être impatient de + infinitive means 'to be eager/can't wait to do something' — je suis impatient de te voir ('I can't wait to see you'). The final -t is silent. The noun is l'impatience and the adverb is impatiemment.

Examples

"Les enfants sont impatients d'ouvrir leurs cadeaux."

Natural Translation

The children are eager to open their gifts.

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