Translations for „wait“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . wait [weɪt] N no pl

wait for

čakanje n na

to lie in wait [for sb]

prežati [na koga]

II . wait [weɪt] VB intr

1. wait (bide one's time):

wait for

čakati [perf počakati ]na

wait a minute!

čakaj malo!

I can't wait

ne morem čakati

2. wait (express warning):

[just] you wait!

boš že videl!

III . wait [weɪt] VB trans Am (serve)

to wait a meal for sb

postreči obrok komu

to wait one's turn

počakati na vrsto

wait about, wait around VB intr

wait

čakati [perf počakati]

wait behind VB intr

wait

čakati [perf počakati]

wait in VB intr

wait

čakati [perf počakati doma]

I . wait on VB intr

wait

čakati [perf počakati]

II . wait on VB trans to wait on sb

wait

postreči komu

wait up VB intr

1. wait (not go to bed):

to wait up for sb

čakati na koga

2. wait Am (wait):

wait up!

počakaj malo!

wait for VB

User Entry

wait for trans

pričakovati

wait trans

prisostvovati

lie in wait (for sb/sth) VB

User Entry

laying in wait trans

prežati v zasedi

Usage examples with wait

to lie in wait

biti na preži

let's wait and see

počakajmo, pa bomo videli

[wait] just a minute! (for delay)

samo še trenutek!

wait and see

samo mirno kri

wait for me!

počakaj me!

wait a mo!

samo malo!

to wait quietly

mirno čakati

[just] you wait!

boš že videl!

wait a minute!

čakaj malo!

I can't wait

ne morem čakati

to wait one's turn

počakati na vrsto

to lie in wait [for sb]

prežati [na koga]

hold on [or wait] a bit

počakaj malo

he told me to wait

rekel mi je, naj počakam

to wait for sb/sth

čakati koga/kaj

to wait a meal for sb

postreči obrok komu

wait here, I'll only be a minute!

počakaj tu, takoj bom!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.torontosun.com

He explained that they would wait for the shuttle to land, so the potential harm to the shuttle would not be a factor.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.listener.co.nz

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

thechronicleherald.ca

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

www.sportskeeda.com

The longer he would wait the better the freebies became.

en.wikipedia.org

Doing a headstand is recommended two to three hours after a big lunch so wait a while if you want to give it a go.

www.stuff.co.nz

The radiographer told us to wait for the radiologist.

www.independent.ie

I have lost track of the number of jaywalkers who wait for cars to pass, then dash across the street in front of my bike.

www.thestar.com