WAIT - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. wait [weɪt] N no pl

wait for

Warten nt auf +acc

we had a three-hour wait before we could see the doctor

wir mussten drei Stunden warten, bevor wir den Arzt sprechen konnten

Phrases:

to lie in wait [for sb]

[jdm] auflauern

II. wait [weɪt] VB intr

1. wait (bide one's time):

wait for

warten auf +acc

wait and see!

warten Sie es ab!

wait and see!

abwarten und Tee trinken!

wait for it! inf

wart's [doch] ab! inf

wait a bit [or minute][or moment][or second]!

Moment mal!

sb cannot wait to do sth

jd kann es kaum erwarten, etw zu tun

2. wait (expect):

to wait for [or on] sb/sth

jdn/etw erwarten

3. wait (be delayed):

wait

warten

sth will have to wait

etw wird warten müssen

to keep sb waiting

jdn warten lassen

4. wait (express warning):

[just] you wait!

warte [du] nur!

5. wait (serve):

to wait on sb

jdn bedienen

to wait on sb hand and foot fig

jdn von vorn[e] bis hinten bedienen

to waitAus, Brit at [or Am on] table[s] form

bedienen

to waitAus, Brit at [or Am on] table[s] form

als Kellner/Kellnerin arbeiten

Phrases:

time and tide wait for no man saying

das Rad der Zeit lässt sich nicht anhalten form

to be waiting in the wings

schon in den Startlöchern sitzen [und warten] fig

III. wait [weɪt] VB trans

wait Am (serve):

to wait a meal for sb

mit dem Essen auf jdn warten

Phrases:

to wait one's turn

warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

OpenDict entry

wait

to wait on sb (in a restaurant)

jdn bedienen

wait about, wait around VB intr

wait about

warten

to wait about for sth to happen

darauf warten, dass etw geschieht

wait behind VB intr

wait behind

zurückbleiben

wait in VB intr

wait in

zu Hause warten

wait out VB trans

to wait out ⇆ sth

etw aussitzen

wait up VB intr

1. wait up (not go to bed):

to wait up for sb

wegen jdm aufbleiben

2. wait up Am (wait):

wait up!

warte mal!

wait-and-ˈsee ADJ inv

wait-and-see

abwartend attr

wait-and-see attitude

abwartende Haltung

wait-and-see attitude COMM

Attentismus m <-s>

wait-and-see policy

Politik f des Abwartens

wait-and-see stance

abwartende Haltung

wait-and-see attitude N MKT COMPET

wait-and-see attitude

Attentismus m

wait-and-see stance N FINMKT

wait-and-see stance

abwartende Haltung f

Present

I	wait
you	wait
he/she/it	waits
we	wait
you	wait
they	wait

Past

I	waited
you	waited
he/she/it	waited
we	waited
you	waited
they	waited

Present Perfect

I	have	waited
you	have	waited
he/she/it	has	waited
we	have	waited
you	have	waited
they	have	waited

Past Perfect

I	had	waited
you	had	waited
he/she/it	had	waited
we	had	waited
you	had	waited
they	had	waited