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1 wait
1. n1) очікування, чекання2) театр. антракт; перерва3) засідка, засада, підстерігання4) заст. сторож5) pl колядники2. v1) чекати, очікувати, дожидати (когось, чогось; на когось, на щось — for)wait a minute! — (почекайте) хвилинку!
to keep smb. waiting — примушувати когось чекати
2) зачекати; чатувати, підстерігати3) прислуговувати, служитиto wait at (on, upon) table — прислуговувати за столом; обслуговувати відвідувачів ресторану
4) обслуговувати (покупців тощо); працювати офіціантом5) відкладати (обід тощо)6) супроводжувати; проводжати; брати участь (у церемонії)wait about, wait around — розм. очікувати; тинятися, вештатися
wait behind — затриматися, залишитися
wait off — спорт. приберігати сили на кінець змагання
wait on — прислужувати; залицятися; приходити (до когось), робити візит
wait upon — прислуговувати, обслуговувати; залицятися; представлятися (комусь); з'являтися (до когось), робити візит
* * *I ['weit] n1) очікування2) миcт. антракт; перерва3) засідкаto lie in wait — бути /знаходитися/ в засідці; підкараулювати когось
4) христослави (співаки, що ходять по будинках в святвечір)II [weit] v1) ( for) чекатиto wait for a person [for a train] — чекати людину [потяг]
I can't wait — я не можу чекати; згораю від нетерпіння
2) відкладатиthat work will have to wait — цю роботу доведеться відкласти, з цією роботою доведеться почекати
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2 _чоловік і жінка
all women look the same after the sun goes down a woman knows a bit more than Satan a woman's strength is in her tongue any wise man can be fooled by a foolish woman behind every great man there is a great woman deeds are masculine; words are feminine handle with care women and glass he that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man it takes twenty-one years for one woman to make a man of her son; it takes twenty-one seconds for another woman to make a fool of him a man doesn't want a woman smarter than he is a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks man reigns, but woman rules a man thinks he know, but a woman knows better a man who won't lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings the man who can govern a woman can govern a nation men are always wooing goddesses and marrying mere mortals tell a woman and you tell the world men are born the slaves of women the only secret a woman can keep is her age men build houses; women build homes two women can never live under one roof while there's a world, it's a woman that will govern it a woman can throw out the window more than a man can bring in at the door women are strong when they arm themselves with their weaknesses women will have last word a young woman married to an old man must behave like an old woman women would be more charming if one could fall into their arms without falling into their hands -
3 wait
[weɪt] 1. v1) чека́ти, жда́ти ( for)to wait for a person — чека́ти люди́ну
I can't wait — я не мо́жу чека́ти
2) прислу́жувати, служи́тиto wait at [on, upon] table — прислу́жувати за столо́м
3) розм. відклада́ти (обід, вечерю)don't wait dinner for me — обі́дайте без ме́не
4) супрово́джувати, проводжа́ти•- wait off
- wait on
- wait up
- wait upon 2. n1) чека́ння2) вичі́кування; за́сідкаto lay wait for smb. — влаштува́ти кому́сь за́сідку
to lie in wait — бу́ти в за́сідці
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