Significado
waiting, wait
- expectation
En una frase
L'attesa del bus è stata lunga oggi.
The wait for the bus was long today.
Sei ancora in attesa della sua risposta?
Are you still waiting for his reply?
C'era molta attesa per il nuovo film.
There was a lot of anticipation for the new movie.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| attesa | feminine · singular |
| attese | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Use attesa for the period of waiting: tempo di attesa, sala d'attesa. For the act of waiting, Italian often prefers aspettare or l'attesa di qualcosa.
- In expectation contexts, attesa is more formal or abstract; aspettativa is common for personal hopes, and aspettative is standard for expectations about results.
- Common fixed pattern: in attesa di + noun/infinitive, meaning pending or while waiting for. Very common in formal emails and notices.