espera

Meaning

Noun

wait

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of esperar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of esperar:

esperar

1. (catenative, transitive) to hope
2. (catenative, transitive) to expect
3. (intransitive, transitive) to wait, wait (for)
4. (imperative, intransitive, often, reflexive) to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use)
5. (impersonal, reflexive) to be expected

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Concepts

wait

expectation

waiting

delay

hold

needs

patience

postponement

respite

standby

suspense

suspension

time lag

wants

expectance

looking-for

abeyance

wait a bit

adjournment

anticipation

hautboy

Synonyms

retraso

suspensión

aguanta

#tente#

aguanta

aguao

cámara

yara

aguarda

Translations

attesa

attente

espera

Erwartung

warten

aspetto

Warten

afwachting

espera

verwachting

attendre

attessa

stand-by

délai

Hyphenated as

es‧pe‧ra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈpeɾa/

Etymology

Deverbal from esperar. Compare English desperate.

Sentences

En la espera contrajo neumonía y aparentemente un virus hospitalario .

While waiting he contracted pneumonia and apparently a hospital virus.

A la espera del juicio , fueron custodiados en diferentes dependencias donde eventualmente serían sentenciados .

While awaiting trial, they were guarded in different facilities where they would eventually be sentenced.