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1 wait
n. väntan; förväntan; bakhåll; julkör (som går från hus till hus)--------v. vänta; servera; vara servitör; fungera, tjänstgöra; skuta upp* * *[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).) vänta2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) vänta3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) passa upp, servera2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) väntan- waiter- waiting-list
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2 wait a bit
vänta en stund -
3 wait a little
vänta lite -
4 wait a second
vänta en stund, vänta en sekund -
5 wait and see
vänta och se (vänta tålmodigt, ingen idé att skynda på) -
6 wait awhile
vänta en stund -
7 wait for ages
vänta en hel evighet -
8 wait for us
vänta på oss -
9 wait on a person hand and foot
stå på tå för någon -
10 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.) ligga på lur -
11 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.) ligga på lur -
12 can't wait
längtar väldigt mycket -
13 could not wait
kunde inte vänta -
14 just you wait and see
vänta du bara! (hotelse); vi får väl se [vem som har rätt] -
15 lay in wait
ligga i bakhåll -
16 lay wait
ligga i bakhåll -
17 let's wait and see
låt oss vänta och se -
18 lie in wait
ligga och passa på -
19 lie in wait for
ligga i bakhåll för -
20 lying in wait
bakhåll, väntan på att överfalla
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