Translations for „waiting“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

waiting list N

waiting list

lista f de espera

waiting room N

waiting room

sala f de espera

I . wait [weɪt] VB intr

wait

esperar

to wait for sb

esperar por alguém

to keep sb waiting

deixar alguém esperando

he cannot wait to see her

ele não vê a hora de encontrá-la

(just) you wait!

você vai ver (só)!

II . wait [weɪt] VB trans

to wait one's turn

esperar pela sua vez

III . wait [weɪt] N no pl

wait

espera f

to lie in wait for sb

ficar de tocaia f à espera de alguém

wait about VB intr Brit, wait around VB intr Am

to wait about for sth

ficar à espera de a. c.

wait behind VB intr

wait behind

permanecer

wait on VB trans

wait on

servir

wait up VB intr

to wait up for sb

esperar por alguém acordado

Usage examples with waiting

to keep sb waiting

deixar alguém esperando

after waiting two days, we left

depois de esperar dois dias, fomos embora

to be waiting in the wings fig

esperar por uma oportunidade

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The waiting areas on the platforms were replaced by modern bus shelter type structures on each platform.

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It has waiting rooms and a ticket office and numerous electronic signs indicating upcoming train and track information.

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They are very patient, but if you keep them waiting too long, they will start smooching, which will annoy other customers.

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The station includes vending machines, washrooms, a pay phone, and a medium-sized waiting area.

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As well as affecting completion schedules, the rain has also created a waiting issue before work can start back up again.

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The whole country was waiting for some relief from demonetisation: what was heard was an election speech.

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Live footage posted online just hours before the crash shows the players waiting to board their flight at the airport.

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I was disappointed with the content and was left still waiting for something to happen that never did....

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To illustrate the example, we consider a telephone line provided to a customer, and we assume that both call forwarding and call waiting are enabled on the line.

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These people are then shown standing together on a sidewalk, waiting for a stoplight which turned red.

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