wait in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wait in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

1.1. wait:

wait
just you wait!
to wait and see we'll have to wait and see
to wait for sth/sb
¿(a) qué esperas?

III.wait [Am weɪt, Brit weɪt] N no pl

See also hand

I.hand [Am hænd, Brit hand] N

1. hand ANAT:

darse la(s) mano(s)
hand-sewn or -stitched

2. hand (in phrases):

en mano Spain
a (la) mano
a espuertas esp Spain
no dar golpe Spain Mex inf
amarrar a alguien de pies y manos LatAm excl RioPl

3.3. hand <hands, pl > (possession, control, care):

5.1. hand GAMES (set of cards):

cartas fpl
to tip one's hand Am inf

wait about VB [Am weɪt -, Brit weɪt -], wait around VB (v + adv)

wait behind VB [Am weɪt -, Brit weɪt -] (v + adv)

wait up VB [Am weɪt -, Brit weɪt -] (v + adv)

2. wait up (pause) Am inf usu in imperative:

wait up!

wait out VB [Am weɪt -, Brit weɪt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

wait in VB [Am weɪt -, Brit weɪt -] (v + adv) (not go out)

wait-and-see [ˌweɪtən(d)ˈsiː] ADJ

while-you-wait [ˌ(h)waɪljuˈweɪt] ADJ

Translations for wait in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
lying in wait

wait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wait in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
a lengthy wait
to wait awhile

Translations for wait in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

wait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

time and tide wait for no man prov
time and tide wait for no man prov
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The longer he would wait the better the freebies became.
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The radiographer told us to wait for the radiologist.
www.independent.ie
They either lie-and-wait as ambush predators, maybe covering themselves with sand or otherwise camouflaging themselves, or move actively over the bottom in search for food.
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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
Having been looking around town for a victim all night without success, they decided to lie-in-wait for whoever might happen to step outside.
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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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Wait five or 10 minutes before towelling on thinset using a square tooth trowel or a vee-notched trowel.
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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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There are long wait times, repetitive questions, unwanted inquiries, different menus and submenus, calls just hung up by the agent, many transfers.
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They tend to stay in one place and wait for prey; they are lie-in-wait predators.
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