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"Expect" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "esperar", and "wait" is an intransitive verb which is also often translated as "esperar". Learn more about the difference between "expect" and "wait" below.
expect(
ehk
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spehkt
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. figurarse
I expected as much. That's why I didn't want to come.Ya me lo figuraba. Por eso no quería venir.
a. esperar
We expect not to encounter this kind of problem again.Esperamos no volver a topar con el mismo problema.
3. (to await)
5. (to require)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. estar embarazada
I discovered I was expecting on my honeymoon.Me enteré de que estaba embarazada en mi luna de miel.
wait(
weyt
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to hold on)
a. esperar
I'm waiting for him to get out of his meeting so we can eat.Estoy esperando que salga de su reunión para que podamos comer.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (delay)
a. la espera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Bowling is fun but the wait to get a lane is unbearable.Los bolos son divertidos, pero la espera para conseguir una pista es insoportable.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
b. un momento
Wait, are you two siblings? I had no idea!Un momento, ¿ustedes son hermanos? ¡No sabía!
