espera

Noun

1. (feminine) wait (time spent waiting)
2. (feminine) ambush (wait for someone in order to attack them)

Verb

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

esperar

1. (intransitive, transitive) to wait
2. (catenative) to wait
3. (intransitive) to hope
4. (transitive) to hope
5. (catenative) to hope
6. to expect; to anticipate (to know or think that something will happen)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/isˈpɛ.ɾɐ/

Etymology

Deverbal from esperar.

Concepts

wait

expectation

waiting

hold

holding

needs

pause

staging

wants

expectance

abode

looking-for

delay

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Synonyms

atraso

Translations

espera

attente

afwachting

Warten

attesa

verwachting

Erwartung

oczekiwanie

espera

wachten

Erwarten

αναμονή

προσδοκία

αναβάλλω

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