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esperar

/espeˈɾaɾ/, [es.peˈɾaɾ]

expect, wait, wait for

Verb esperar (first-person singular present espero, first-person singular preterite esperé, past participle esperado)

  1. (transitive) to hope for, hope to (often with a verb in the subjunctive)
    Espera que no sea necesario.
    He hopes it won't be necessary.
  2. (transitive) to expect, look for (often with a verb in the indicative)
    Espera que no es fácil.
    He expects it isn't easy.
  3. (transitive) to wait to, wait for, await
    Por favor espera aquí.
    Please wait here.
  4. (intransitive, reflexive) to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use)
  5. (intransitive) to hope
  6. (intransitive) to expect (a baby)
  7. (reflexive) to be expected, to expect (impersonal use)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Creo que deberíamos esperar otra media hora.

    I think we should wait another half an hour.

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  • No puedo esperar más tiempo.

    I can't wait any longer.

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  • No quiero esperar hasta el último minuto.

    I don't want to wait till the last minute.

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  • Tuvimos que esperar hasta que ella encontró una silla y se sentó.

    We had to wait until she found a chair and sat down.

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  • ¡Vamos! No puedo esperar más.

    Come on! I can't wait any more.

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  • ¿Cuánto tiempo tendremos que esperar?

    How long will we have to wait?

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  • Podés esperar afuera.

    You can wait outside.

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  • Pensé que ibas a esperar a Tom.

    I thought you were going to wait for Tom.

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  • No puedo esperar a ser padre.

    I can't wait to be a father.

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  • ¿Te hice esperar mucho?

    Did I keep you waiting long?

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