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Translate wait from English to Spanish

Summary

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wait:
- esperar; aguardar
- alto
Wiktionary:
- wait → esperar, aguardar
- wait → espera, retraso
- wait → esperar, aguardar, transcurrir, espera

English

Detailed Translations for wait from English to Spanish

wait:

wait verb

wait (await)
esperar; aguardar
- esperar verb
- aguardar verb

wait [the ~] noun

the wait (stop)
el alto
- alto [el ~] noun

Translation Matrix for wait:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
alto	stop; wait
esperar		waiting; waiting for
-	delay; hold; postponement; time lag; waiting
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
aguardar	await; wait	wait for
esperar	await; wait	anticipate; expect; have one's heart set on; hope; languish; long for; look forward; look forward to; pine; to want something very badly; wait for; yearn
-	await; expect; hold back; hold off; look; waitress
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
alto		ho
-	expect
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
alto		aloud; at the top of one's voice; big; blatant; boisterous; clamorous; enormous; great; high; huge; large; long; loud; loudly; lustily; noisy; openly; out loud; showy; situated up-high; tall; vast

Related Words for "wait":

waiting, waits

Synonyms for "wait":

delay; hold; time lag; postponement; pause; intermission; break; interruption; suspension
waiting; inactivity
hold off; hold back; act; move
expect; look; await
waitress; work

Related Definitions for "wait":

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)¹
- the wait was an ordeal for him¹
time during which some action is awaited¹
look forward to the probable occurrence of¹
- he is waiting to be drafted¹
serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant¹
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's¹
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something¹
- I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets¹
wait before acting¹

Wiktionary Translations for wait:

wait

verb

delay until some event
- wait → esperar; aguardar

noun

a delay
- wait → espera; retraso

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• wait	→ esperar	↔ wachten — op dezelfde plaats of in dezelfde situatie blijven tot iemand komt of iets gebeurt
• wait	→ aguardar; transcurrir	↔ abwarten — (intransitiv) passiv sein und allgemein beobachten
• wait	→ esperar	↔ beiten — (intransitiv) veraltet (in einigen oberdeutschen Dialekten erhalten): warten, erwarten, harren, zögern
• wait	→ esperar	↔ warten — (intransitiv) Zeit verstreichen lassen beziehungsweise untätig sein, bis ein bestimmter Zustand eintreffen
• wait	→ esperar; aguardar	↔ attendre — Ne pas bouger, rester là où l’on est pour la venue de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un.
• wait	→ espera	↔ attente — Traductions à trier suivant le sens

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