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1 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room* * *[weit] n 1 espera, tardança, delonga, demora. they had a long wait at the gate / eles tiveram de esperar muito no portão. 2 Theat entreato, intervalo. 3 cilada, emboscada. 4 Hist banda de música, um dos músicos ou cantores ambulantes, música por eles executada. • vt+vi 1 esperar, aguardar. we waited for him at the station / esperamos por ele na estação. we kept him waiting / fizemo-lo esperar. 2 retardar, protelar, adiar, demorar. 3 ter paciência ( until até). wait for it! / espere, aguarde o resultado! 4 servir, atender, cuidar de (at/on/ upon). 5 visitar, fazer visita respeitosa a (on/ upon). 6 resultar de. to lie in wait esperar em emboscada. to wait at table servir à mesa. to wait in line esperar em fila. to wait up a) esperar acordado. don’t wait up for me to come / não fique acordado até eu voltar. b) Amer ir mais devagar, esperar por alguém que vem mais atrás. wait and see! sl deixe como está, para ver como fica! -
2 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera- waiter- waiting-list - waiting-room -
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I.esperaII. (v)esperarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > wait
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4 wait a sec!
wait a sec!espere um segundo! -
5 wait and see!
wait and see!sl deixe como está, para ver como fica! -
6 wait\ for
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7 to lie in wait
to lie in waitesperar em emboscada.————————to lie in waitficar de emboscada. -
8 to wait for dead man’s shoes
to wait for dead man’s shoesesperar uma herança. they wait for a dead man’s shoes / eles esperam uma herança.English-Portuguese dictionary > to wait for dead man’s shoes
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9 to wait up
to wait upa) esperar acordado. don’t wait up for me to come / não fique acordado até eu voltar. b) Amer ir mais devagar, esperar por alguém que vem mais atrás. -
10 I can hardly wait
I can hardly waitmal posso esperar. -
11 to lay wait
to lay waitficar à espreita, emboscar. -
12 to wait at table
to wait at tableservir à mesa. -
13 to wait in line
to wait in lineesperar em fila. -
14 to wait on the sidelines
to wait on the sidelinesfig esperar ansiosamente. they are waiting on the sidelines for the result of the exams / estão esperando ansiosamente pelo resultado dos exames. -
15 we had better wait
we had better waitserá melhor esperarmos. -
16 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) ficar à espera -
17 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) ficar à espera -
18 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) estar de emboscada -
19 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) estar de emboscada -
20 waiting list
wait.ing list[w'eitiŋ list] n lista de espera.
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