waiting

waiting(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

1. (in the act of waiting)

(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).

Waiting is the hardest part.La espera es la parte más difícil.

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waiting room	la sala de espera
I am waiting	estoy esperando
I am waiting for you	te estoy esperando
waiting for you	esperándote
What are you waiting for?	¿A qué esperas?
I'm waiting	estoy esperando
I'm waiting for you	te estoy esperando
we are waiting	estamos esperando
I was waiting for you	te estaba esperando
I was waiting	estaba esperando
waiting for love	esperar por el amor
I have been waiting	estoy esperando
I'm still waiting for an answer	todavía estoy esperando la respuesta
waiting list	la lista de espera
I have been waiting for two hours	hace dos horas que estoy esperando
waiting for the event to go live	esperando que el evento se transmita en vivo
lady-in-waiting	la dama de honor
we are waiting for you	te estamos esperando
I am waiting for you to text me back	estoy esperando que me devuelvas el mensaje
waiting for the host to start this meeting	esperando a que el anfitrión inicie la reunión

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