wait1

/weɪt/

Translation

v [t]

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⇨ esperar

I'm waiting for my friends

Estoy esperando a mis amigos

I can't wait to see that movie

No puedo esperar más para ver esa película

⇨ aguardar

■ constr. 1. to wait + to do sth 2. to wait for sth/sb

to keep sb waiting

⇨ hacer esperar a alguien

I'm sorry to keep you waiting

Perdona que te haya hecho esperar

→ to wait behind→ to wait on sb→ to wait up (for sb)

(Definition of wait v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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