wait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wait in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.wait [weɪt] N no pl

1. wait:

wait

čekanje nt for - na

Phrases:

to lie in wait [for sb]

vrebati (nekoga)

II.wait [weɪt] VB intr

1. wait (bide one's time):

wait

sačekati // čekati for +acc

wait a minute!

čekaj malo!

I can't wait

ne mogu da dočekam

I can't wait

jedva čekam

2. wait (be delayed):

wait

sačekati // čekati

the trip will have to wait

putovanje će morati da sačeka

3. wait (express warning):

[just] you wait!

samo pričekaj!

III.wait [weɪt] VB trans

1. wait Am (serve):

to wait a meal for sb

poslužiti nekome obrok

Phrases:

to wait one's turn

sačekati svoj red

wait about, wait around VB intr

wait about

sačekati // čekati

I.wait on VB intr

wait on

pričekati // čekati

II.wait on VB trans

to wait on sb

služiti nekoga kao konobar

wait up VB intr

1. wait up (not go to bed):

to wait up for sb

pričekati nekoga i ne otići na spavanje

2. wait up Am (wait):

wait up up!

sačekaj!

wait in VB intr

wait in

ostati // ostajati kući

wait in

sačekati // čekati u kući

wait behind VB intr

wait behind

ostati // ostajati

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wait a mo!

samo tren!

to wait expectantly

iščekivati

wait here, I'll only be a minute!

sačekaj ovde, odmah dolazim!

[wait] just a minute! (for delay)

samo trenutak

[wait] just a minute! (in disbelief)

čekaj malo

let's wait and see

sačekajmo, pa ćemo videti

wait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wait on sb hand and foot

ispunjavati nekome sve želje

he told me to wait

rekao mi je da čekam

I'm not going to wait any longer

neću više čekati

I had to wait quite a time

morao sam prilično da čekam

shall I wait? — no, don't bother

da sačekam? ne, ne muči se...

wait here, I'll only be a minute!

sačekaj ovde, odmah dolazim!

if you would just wait a moment ...

ako biste bili ljubazni da malo sačekate

time and tide wait for no man prov

što možeš danas, ne ostavljaj za sutra

to lie in wait [for sb]

vrebati (nekoga)

the trip will have to wait

putovanje će morati da sačeka

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Tomorrow he'll sit at his desk and wait for his next improbable muse to pull up in some clapped-out vehicle.

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Many such programs also provide immediate emergency assistance, without having to wait through an application process.

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Though its only 1 lot, you may have to wait for some time to book profits.

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Wait five or 10 minutes before towelling on thinset using a square tooth trowel or a vee-notched trowel.

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However, they are also extremely efficient, lie-in-wait, ambush predators, feeding mostly on the sorts of invertebrates commonly found in warm backwaters.

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Then anglers patiently wait until they get a bite and gently pull the string up with the crab attached to it.

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Confiscating the tips earned by wait staff amounts to highway robbery of employees by management.

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Others fall into acedia because they are unable to wait; they want to dominate the rhythm of life.

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As they wait for her to arrive they banter, tell stories, joke, philosophise and argue.

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But what is lacking is the perseverance to grind out tough situations and wait for the right moments to seize momentum.

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