verb: s’attendre à
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verb: s’attendre à

The French verb “s’attendre à” means “to expect” or “to anticipate.” “S’attendre à” vs. “Attendre” The primary difference between “s’attendre à” and “attendre” is that “s’attendre à” is reflexive (or “pronominal” as we say in French) and “attendre” is not. While “attendre” means “to wait for” or “to await,” “s’attendre à” means “to expect” or…

un mécène

un mécène

“Un mécène” is not a saying, but a normal French word with an ancient origin. The French word “un mécène” means a sponsor or a benefactor, usually of the arts or sometimes of the sciences. It can refer to a person or an enterprise who provides such sponsorship or funding to artistic/scientific individuals or organisations….