"en attente" meaning in French

See en attente in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɑ̃.n‿a.tɑ̃t/
Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=1}} en attente (invariable)
  1. pending Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-en_attente-fr-adj-YqL-09bg Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. on hold Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-en_attente-fr-adj-mPsLXEwI Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: en attente de, en suspens
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