esperaré in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.esperar VB trans

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2.1. esperar (contar con, prever):

esperar
to expect
tal como esperábamos
just as we expected
cuando uno menos lo espera
when you least expect it
ven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve
come to dinner, I'll expect you around nine
estoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York
I'm expecting a call from New York
esperan un lleno completo
they expect a full house
tuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba
it proved to be more popular than had been expected
(esperar que + subj) se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición
over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition
¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara?
what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara
the project was bound to fail
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara
it was only to be expected that the project would fail
no esperes que cambie de idea
don't expect me to change my mind
esperar algo de alg./algo
to expect sth of sb/sth
esperaba otra cosa de ti
I expected more of you
no hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones
we shouldn't expect too much of the talks
de ella no puedes esperar ayuda
don't expect her to help
de ella no puedes esperar ayuda
you can't expect to get any help from her

3. esperar (con esperanza):

esperar
to hope
¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero
are they coming to collect you? — I hope so
¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí
will there be any tickets left? — I hope so
¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no
do you think he's missed the train? — I hope not
(esperar + infinit.) espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez
I hope to be able to reach the summit this time
espero no haberme olvidado de nada
I hope I haven't forgotten anything
(esperar que + subj) espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo
I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's nice
espero que tengas suerte
I wish you luck
espero que no me haya mentido
I hope he hasn't lied to me
esperemos que no sea nada grave
let's hope it's nothing serious
¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo!
and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!

II.esperar VB intr

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1.1. esperar (aguardar):

esperar
to wait
lo siento, no podemos esperar más
I'm sorry, we can't wait any longer
mientras esperaba corregí los exámenes
I corrected the tests while I was waiting
espera, que bajo contigo
wait a minute, I'll come down with you
espera, que bajo contigo
hold on, I'll come down with you inf
espere un momento, por favor
wait a moment, please
espera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí?
just a moment, what are you doing here?
vamos, que el tren no espera
come on, the train won't wait for us
(esperar a + infinit.) espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella
wait until you're sure before you talk to her
mejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado
I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more money
(esperar (a) que + subj) el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio
the teacher waited for them to be quiet
tiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen
you have to wait for them to call you o until they call you
esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar
they waited for him to go before they went in
esperar sentado inf si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado
if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming inf
¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada
him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! inf
quien espera desespera prov
waiting's the worst part
quien espera desespera prov
the waiting gets you down

2. esperar (esperar por) dated → X

III.esperarse VB vpr

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X, x [ˈekis] N f (the letter)

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esperar a alg./algo como al Santo Advenimiento
to wait impatiently for sb/sth

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

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wait behind
esperar
to wait behind for sb
esperar a alguien
lie over
esperar
it's unrealistic to expect that
no es realista esperar eso
wait-and-see
de esperar a ver qué pasa
to wait about/around for sth/sb
esperar algo/a alguien sin hacer nada
wait up
esperar levantado
to wait up for sb
esperar a alguien levantado
he gave a predictably stupid reply
respondió con una tontería, como era de esperar
predictably, widely differing opinions were voiced sentence adv
como era de esperar, se expresaron opiniones muy diversas
it was really maddening to have to wait so long
fue desesperante tener que esperar tanto

esperaré in the PONS Dictionary

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I.esperar [es·pe·ˈrar] VB intr

II.esperar [es·pe·ˈrar] VB trans

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esperar algo con regocijo
to be really looking forward to sth

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

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stand about
esperar
look for
esperar
to wait up for sb
esperar a alguien levantado
to bide one's time
esperar el momento oportuno
to wait awhile
esperar un rato
wait
esperar
to wait for sth/sb
esperar algo/a alguien
to keep sb waiting
hacer esperar a alguien
wait
esperar
to wait one's turn
esperar su turno
expect
esperar
to expect to do sth
esperar hacer algo
to expect sb to do sth
esperar que alguien haga algo
to expect sth of sb
esperar algo de alguien
to be expecting (a baby)
esperar un bebé
to expect that
esperar que +subj
to sweat it out
esperar algo con gran impaciencia
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