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esperar

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wait

[we?t]

sustantivo

1 espera (f)

we had a long wait -> esperamos mucho
it was worth the wait -> mereció la pena esperar
to lie in wait for somebody -> acechar a alguien

verbo transitivo

también:

you must wait your turn -> debes esperar tu turno

verbo intransitivo

2 esperar (in general)

to wait for something/somebody -> esperar algo/a alguien
to wait for something to happen -> esperar a que ocurra algo
to keep somebody waiting -> tener a alguien esperando
I can't wait to see her -> estoy impaciente por verla
repairs while you wait -> arreglos en el acto (sign)
we must wait and see -> tendremos que esperar a ver (qué pasa)

3 (serve)

to wait at table -> servir mesas (británico)

wait [ueit]

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1 Estar aguardando o esperando, estar en expectativa (to expect). (n)

2 Quedar dispuesto, listo a. (n)

3 Servir; hacer servicios personales; ser criado, sirviente o mozo (de fonda). (n)

To wait at table -> servir a la mesa
To wait for -> esperar a; acechar
To wait on o upon -> ir a ver a alguno, visitar o hacer una visita; presentar sus respetos a; servir, seguir, servir a la mesa o como criado; seguirse, inferirse, ser una cosa consecuencia de otra; acompañar o ir acompañando, especialmente a los recién casados; poner cuidado en, velar sobre; volver a conducir a una persona al paraje de donde se salió con ella
I shall have the honor to wait on you tomorrow -> mañana tendré el gusto de ponerme a las órdenes de Ud

va. Esperar, aguardar; dilatar, diferir (la partida o un acto) (to remain, stay).

sustantivo

1 Espera, aguadamiento, acto de esperar; tardanza, detención, demora, el tiempo ocupado en aguardar.

2 Asechanza, celada. (Desusado)

To lie in -> asechar, poner asechanzas
To lay -> formar emboscadas, preparar un paraje para un ataque
To wait up -> esperar levantada

wait [weɪt]

verb:intransitive

1 (hold on) [+person] esperar

I don't mind waiting crowds of fans were waiting outside I had to wait another thirty years before I met her again I waited a moment before I replied

just wait a moment while I fetch you a chair espere un momento que voy a traerle una silla

repairs while you wait reparaciones en el acto

reporters were waiting to interview her los reporteros estaban esperando para entrevistarla

huge crowds were waiting to welcome him as his plane touched down everyone was waiting to hear what the President would say a number of Europeans are still waiting to be evacuated

I can't wait to see his facecan't estoy deseando ver su cara

I can't wait to read what he has to say I can't wait to see her in that dress Shaun couldn't wait to be a father they couldn't wait to get the children out of the house

they can't wait for us to go están deseando que nos vayamos

to wait for sth/sbfor esperar algo/a algn

I'll wait for you outside te espero fuera; what are you waiting for? (hurry up) ¡a qué esperas!; ¡venga ya!

the result was well [worth] waiting for

the best things in life are worth waiting for en esta vida las cosas buenas merecen la espera; to wait for sb to do sth esperar (a) que algn haga algo; they waited for him to finish esperaron (a) que terminara; I'm waiting for them to make a decision estoy esperando (a) que tomen una decisión; estoy pendiente de que tomen una decisión

the President is not prepared to wait indefinitely for sanctions to work wait for it!

I can hardly wait!hardly ¡me muero de impaciencia!

to keep sb waitingkeep hacer esperar a algn

sorry to keep you waiting sorry to have kept you waiting siento haberle hecho esperar

the organisers kept him waiting outside I didn't want to keep anybody waiting I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

wait a minute!minute ¡un momento!; ¡momentito!; especially (LAm) ¡aguarde!; (LAm)

now wait a minute, Dave, you never told me that eh, un momento, Dave, tú nunca me dijiste eso

"wait a minute," he countered "if you're so good, why haven't you got a job? some people say well, wait a minute: it wasn't just young people who voted for him

wait and see!see ¡espera, ya verás!

I waited till two o'clocktill esperé hasta las dos

wait till you're asked espera a que te inviten

let's wait till until we've talked to Miles, then decide he waited till until Mary had gone out before opening the letter I've waited till until now to ask you because ... just you wait until till you're a mother; you'll see!

just you wait till your father finds out! ¡ya verás cuando se entere tu padre!

wait till until you're older

to be waiting in the wings esperar entre bastidores

ever since then, Mr Hesletine has waited in the wings ready to re-enter the fray There are now more than 20 big companies waiting in the wings to take over some of its business

[+thing]

the dishes can wait los platos pueden esperar

shopping can wait; we've got to talk all that can wait until tomorrow

there's a parcel waiting to be collected hay un paquete que hay que recoger; there is a big market just waiting to be opened up hay un mercado grande para abrir

it's a disaster waiting to happen

the ferry tragedy was a disaster waiting to happen la tragedia del ferry se veía venir

the prison breakout was a disaster waiting to happen the central government hasn't had any money to spend on any sewage system or clean water system, and so the cholera epidemic was a disaster waiting to happen he's a timebomb waiting to go off

2 (as servant)

to wait at tableat servir a atender la mesa;or

verb:transitive

1 (await)

to wait one's chancechance esperar la oportunidad

can't you wait your turn like everyone else?turn ¿no puedes esperar a que llegue tu turno como los demás?

Frustrated, we waited our turn you'll just have to wait your turn. you'll get promotion eventually a queue of women waiting their turn to get into the toilets he was waiting his chance to slide in behind the wheel and take over

2 (informal) (delay) [+dinner, lunch etc]

don't wait dinner for me no me esperen para cenar

3 (serve)

to wait tabletable (US) servir a la mesa; atender la mesa

noun

espera; (f)

it was a long wait for the trainfor fue una larga espera hasta la llegada del tren

the average wait to see a consultant privately is three weeks

patients face a 28-week wait for operations los pacientes tienen que esperar 28 semanas a que les operen

/he now faces an anxious wait/ to see if he has done himself any permanent damage the 24-year-old faces a wait of six weeks for a work permit

to lie in wait (for sb)in andar estar al acecho (de algn);or

to be [worth] the wait merecer la espera the event, when it came on February 19th, was worth the wait

you may have quite a waitquite puede que tengas que esperar bastante

dinner was worth the waitworth la cena mereció la espera

Verb Conjugation for "wait"

Imperative

wait
you wait
he/she waits
we wait
you wait
they wait

Preterite

I waited
you waited
he/she waited
we waited
you waited
they waited

Present Continuous

I am waiting
you are waiting
he/she is waiting
we are waiting
you are waiting
they are waiting

Present Perfect

I have waited
you have waited
he/she has waited
we have waited
you have waited
they have waited

Past Continuous

I was waiting
you were waiting
he/she was waiting
we were waiting
you were waiting
they were waiting

Past Perfect

I had waited
you had waited
he/she had waited
we had waited
you had waited
they had waited

Future

I will wait
you will wait
he/she will wait
we will wait
you will wait
they will wait

Future Perfect

I will have waited
you will have waited
he/she will have waited
we will have waited
you will have waited
they will have waited

Future Continuous

I will be waiting
you will be waiting
he/she will be waiting
we will be waiting
you will be waiting
they will be waiting

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been waiting
you have been waiting
he/she has been waiting
we have been waiting
you have been waiting
they have been waiting

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been waiting
you will have been waiting
he/she will have been waiting
we will have been waiting
you will have been waiting
they will have been waiting

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been waiting
you had been waiting
he/she had been waiting
we had been waiting
you had been waiting
they had been waiting

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