Translations for „wait about“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

wait about VB intr Brit, wait around VB intr Am

to wait about for sth

ficar à espera de a. c.

Usage examples with wait about

to wait about for sth

ficar à espera de a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The helicopter would only wait about 30 seconds, then fly off.

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General recommendations are to wait about a month, or at least until the lawn has been mowed two or three times, before using the clippings.

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Patients under the age of 18 who need a kidney transplant from a deceased donor usually wait about a year.

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I had to wait about 10 minutes while the hairdresser finished doing a lady's hair.

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Her issue wasn't deemed an emergency, though, so she had to wait about two weeks for an appointment.

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If you go to the coffee shop or canteen you have to wait about two hours before it is your turn to be served.

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Wait about 10 minutes, or until you start feeling better, and spit it out.

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They'll have to wait about a year and a half before they can get a new one from the government, she said.

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Wait about 10-15 seconds and quickly pull the film apart, not letting the two sides (the picture and the negative) touch.

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I generally tell them that you have to wait about six months until a year after finishing your chemo.

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