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en espera

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
en espera loc adj	(aplazado)	on hold, on standby adv
	El Ministerio tiene cuatro proyectos en espera por falta de presupuesto.
	The Ministry has four projects on hold due to lack of funding.
en espera de algo loc prep	(aguardando algo)	wait for vi + prep
		hang on for v expr
		in anticipation adv
	Los candidatos quedaron en espera de noticias sobre su contratación.
	The candidates were waiting for news concerning their hiring.
en espera de hacer algo loc conj	(aguardando una acción)	be waiting to v expr
	Sigo en espera de reunir suficiente dinero para viajar.
	I'm still waiting to get enough money together to travel.
en espera de que [+ subjuntivo] loc conj	(aguardando una acción) (followed by infinitive)	wait for [sth] to v expr
		wait for [sb] to v expr
	Estamos en espera de que nuestros clientes acepten las condiciones del acuerdo.
	We are waiting for our clients to accept the conditions of the agreement.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
causa en espera loc nom f	(der: acción esperando inicio)	waiting case n
		case on waiting list n
llamada en espera nf + loc adv	(llamada en reserva)	call on hold n
		call waiting n
	Tengo una llamada en espera, ¿puedo llamarte luego?

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