'wait on' tiene referencia cruzada con 'wait'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'wait on' is cross-referenced with 'wait'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
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| Principal Translations |
| wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (bar, restaurant: serve) | atender a vtr + prep |
| | Gina was waiting on a customer at the restaurant. |
| | Gina estaba atendiendo a un cliente en el restaurante. |
| Additional Translations |
| wait on [sb/sth] vi + prep | (await) | esperar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Rachel was waiting on her brother's arrival. |
| | Rachel estaba esperando la llegada de su hermano. |
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| Principal Translations |
| wait⇒ vi | (remain in expectation) | esperar⇒ vi |
| | The results haven't come out yet, I am still waiting. |
| | Todavía no han llegado los resultados; sigo esperando. |
| wait for [sb/sth] vi + prep | (await) | esperar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | I'm waiting for someone special. |
| | Estoy esperando a alguien especial. |
| wait for [sb/sth] to do [sth] vi + prep | (await [sth]) | esperar a que alguien haga algo loc verb |
| | | esperar hasta que alguien haga algo loc verb |
| | We are going to wait for the office to open. |
| | Vamos a esperar a que abra la oficina. |
| wait vi | (be available) | esperar⇒ vi |
| | | estar disponible adj mf |
| | | estar libre adj mf |
| | There are taxis waiting at the corner. |
| | Los taxis esperan en la esquina. |
| wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (serve food) | atender a vtr + prep |
| | Get your own coffee; I'm not here to wait on you! |
| | Sírvete tú mismo el café; ¡no estoy aquí para atenderte! |
| wait n | (time spent waiting) | espera nf |
| | I don't mind the wait. |
| | No me importa la espera. |
| wait n | (delay) | espera nf |
| | | demora nf |
| | We are in for a long wait. |
| | Vamos a tener una larga espera. |
| Additional Translations |
| wait [sth] for [sb] vtr + prep | US, informal (postpone, delay) | esperar a alguien para hacer algo loc verb |
| | Please wait lunch for me; I'll be there in a moment. |
| | Por favor, espérame para comer. Llegaré en un momento. |
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Locuciones verbales
wait | wait on |
wait around,
also UK: wait about vi phrasal | (wait for [sb/sth]) | esperar⇒ vtr |
| | | quedarse esperando loc verb |
wait [sth] out,
wait out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (be patient while [sth] is in progress) | esperar a que loc verb |
| | | aguardar a que loc verb |
| | Waiting out the final few weeks of pregnancy can be hard. |
| wait up vi phrasal | informal (stay awake until [sb] arrives home) | esperar despierto loc verb |
| | He's 23 years old; you need not wait up for him anymore. |
| | Tiene 23 años; ¡ya no es necesario que lo esperes despierta! |
| wait upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | formal (serve) | servir a vi + prep |
| | Servants waited upon the aristocrats. |
| | Los sirvientes servían a los aristócratas. |
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