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wait (EN)
verbo, substantivo, interjeição

verbo “wait”

infinitivo wait; ele waits; pret. waited; part. waited; ger. waiting
  1. esperar
    She waited at the bus stop until the bus came.
  2. aguardar
    The disagreement in the government was exactly what the opposition was waiting for.
  3. estar à disposição
    The documents are waiting on your desk.
  4. ser adiado
    The dishes can wait until after dinner.
  5. servir
    He waits at the diner every weekend to earn extra money.
  6. escolher não ter relações sexuais até um momento específico, tipicamente até se casar
    They decided to wait until their wedding night.

substantivo “wait”

sg. wait, pl. waits
  1. espera
    The wait for the doctor felt like forever.

interjeição “wait”

wait
  1. espera
    Wait, I think I left my keys at home!