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I think 'salles d'attente' everywhere are delightful, and there is such a community of interest in them all, that when I come here only to go out to Brookline, I feel myself a traveller once more, -- a blessed stranger in a strange land.
Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878
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'salles d'attente' everywhere are delightful, and there is such a community of interest in them all, that when I come here only to go out to Brookline, I feel myself a traveller once more, -- a blessed stranger in
Their Wedding Journey William Dean Howells 1878
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Et ils l'avaient servie au-delà de toute attente : jusque dans ses moindres désirs...
Leçons de plaisir - Happy Book Birthday to my French edition! Victoria Janssen 2009
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On veut manger au campanile pour rattraper le desastre de la veille mais voila qu'il y a une trop grande attente.
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008
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Il dit être en attente d'informations d'Ottawa à ce sujet.
Hillier on Goose Bay: uncertain Ed Hollett 2007
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While the kitchen project is en attente, * my husband is busying himself with odd jobs, including "lay ruh-toosh."
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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While the kitchen project is en attente, * my husband is busying himself with odd jobs, including "lay ruh-toosh."
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While the kitchen project is en attente, * my husband is busying himself with odd jobs, including "lay ruh-toosh."
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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En effet, mais un autre c'est une lave vaisselle en attente de rangement de son contenue propre!
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Une poubelle pleine génère presque immanquablement une accumulation de “choses en attente” soyons pudiques sur les surfaces disponibles.
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