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in the lesson for attendre the two examples that should illustrate the differences are the same:

JulesC1Kwiziq community member

in the lesson for attendre the two examples that should illustrate the differences are the same:

This question relates to:French lesson "Attendre quelqu'un vs s'attendre à quelque chose = to wait vs to expect"
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AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Jules ! Actually they are slightly different, one is "attendre", the other one "s'attendre à". We used the same sentence to show the nuance between the two uses of "attendre" in French. I hope that's helpful!
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I do understand the difference. The English translations are the problem, they are both the same. The first should "They are waiting for him to arrive, They're waiting for his arrival." That would clarify the difference. The latter examples in the lesson do make this distinction.
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in the lesson for attendre the two examples that should illustrate the differences are the same:

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