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esperar



WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
esperar⇒ vtr (aguardar algo, a alguien)wait for vi + prep
  wait⇒ vi
 Los niños están esperando el autobús.
 Llevo una hora esperando a mi hermano.
 The children are waiting for the bus. // I've been waiting for my brother for an hour.
esperar vi (aguardar)wait⇒ vi
 ¿Dónde estabas? ¡Hemos esperado veinte minutos!
 Where were you? We've been waiting twenty minutes!
esperar vtr (confiar, tener esperanza)hope⇒ vtr
  trust⇒ vtr
  expect⇒ vtr
 Los desempleados esperan encontrar trabajo muy pronto.
 La familia del enfermo espera que este tratamiento funcione.
 The unemployed hope to find work very soon. // The patient's family hopes that the treatment works.
esperar a vi + prep (aguardar antes de actuar)wait for, wait until vi + prep
 Esperen a que les dé la orden para comenzar el examen.
 Wait until I give you the go-ahead to start the exam.
esperar a alguien vtr + prep (estar preparado para alguien)wait for [sb] vi + prep
  (more formal)await⇒ vi
 En casa nos esperaba una gran sorpresa: ¡nuestro hijo había viajado desde España a visitarnos!
 A big surprise was waiting for us at home: our son had travelled all the way from Spain to visit us!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
como era de esperar expr informal (era previsible)as expected expr
  as should be expected, as could be expected expr
  (more formal)as one would expect, as one might expect expr
 Como era de esperar, Jerónimo llegó tarde a la reunión.
era de esperar expr (era previsible)might have known expr
  (informal)should have guessed expr
  (formal)[sth] was to be expected expr
 ¡Era de esperar! Olvidé mi paraguas en casa y llegué empapada al trabajo.
 It was to be expected! I left my umbrella at home and got to work soaked.
esperar despierto loc verb (estar pendiente)wait up vi phrasal
esperar lo peor loc verb coloquial (esperar con pesimismo)expect the worst v expr
esperar sentado expr (dar largas)don't hold your breath expr
  it'll never happen expr
  (US, very informal)it ain't gonna happen expr
 —Me dijo que iba a venir a arreglar la fuga hoy por la tarde. —Pues espere sentada porque Jaime le dice lo mismo a todo el mundo y nunca llega.
 - He told me that he was coming to fix the leak this afternoon. - Well, don't hold your breath, because Jim says the same thing to everyone and he never comes.
hacer esperar loc verb (ser impuntual)make [sb] wait v expr
  keep [sb] waiting v expr
 El médico siempre hace esperar a los pacientes.
 The doctor always makes the patients wait.
ser de esperar loc verb (ser previsible)be expected v expr
 Era de esperar que Juan cancelara: siempre lo hace.
 Tu fracaso escolar era de esperar.
 Juan pulling out was to be expected: he always does it.
siento hacerte esperar expr (lamento la tardanza)I'm sorry I made you wait expr
  sorry to make you wait expr
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'esperar' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
aguaitar la laucha - aguardada - aguardar - banquear - confiar - confiar en que - dar tiempo - dar tiempo a - dar tiempo al tiempo - derretir - desinteresadamente - el que espera desespera - espera - esperar lo peor - guardar - hacer antesala - hacer cola - hacer fila - hay más tiempo que vida - no tener prisa - ojalá que sí - paciencia, piojos, que la noche es larga - pedirle peras al olmo - quedarse compuesto y sin novio - reposar la comida - ya va - ya voy
English:
bargain on - expect - hang around - hold - hold on - hold out - hope - lie ahead - look - meet - sit tight - wait - wait around - wait on - come on - count down - figure - lie over - trust - calculate on - have in store - anticipate - anxious - as a matter of course - as expected - await - bide your time - can hardly wait - can't wait - cool your heels - doorstep - expected - expecting - for nothing - free lunch - get excited about - get in line - hang on - have no expectation - hold off - hold the line - hold your horses - hope against hope - hope for the best - I can't wait - keep waiting - lie in ambush - lie in wait - long - miss


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