esperar

English translation of esperar

1 a [autobús/persona/acontecimiento] to wait for ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? = tell him! what are you waiting for? Definition of wait for in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wait for in the US English dictionary Translate wait for | into German | into Italian b (recibir) to meet la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto = we went to meet her at the airport Definition of meet in the British & World English dictionary Definition of meet in the US English dictionary Translate meet | into French | into German | into Italian c [sorpresa] to await le espera un futuro difícil = he has a difficult future ahead of him Definition of await in the British & World English dictionary Definition of await in the US English dictionary Translate await | into French | into German | into Italian

2 a (contar con, prever) to expect tal como esperábamos = just as we expected cuando uno menos lo espera = when you least expect it te espero alrededor de las nueve = I'll expect you around nine ¿esperabas que te felicitara? = did you expect me to congratulate you? era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara = the project was bound to fail Definition of expect in the British & World English dictionary Definition of expect in the US English dictionary Translate expect | into French | into German | into Italian b [niño/bebé] to be expecting Definition of be expecting in the British & World English dictionary Definition of be expecting in the US English dictionary Translate be expecting | into Italian

3 (con esperanza) to hope eso espero or espero que sí = I hope so espero que no = I hope not esperar hacer algo = to hope to do sth espero que no llueva = I hope it doesn't rain esperemos que no sea nada grave = let's hope it's nothing serious Definition of hope in the British & World English dictionary Definition of hope in the US English dictionary Translate hope | into French | into German | into Italian

1 (aguardar) to wait no podemos esperar más = we can't wait any longer espera a estar seguro = wait until you're sure esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar = they waited for him to go before they went in Definition of wait in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wait in the US English dictionary Translate wait | into French | into German | into Italian

Derivatives

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1 (fam) (aguardar) to hang on (colloq) to hold on (colloq) Definition of hang on in the British & World English dictionary Definition of hang on in the US English dictionary Translate hang on | into French | into German | into Italian

2 (fam) (prever) to expect ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! = who would have thought it! Definition of expect in the British & World English dictionary Definition of expect in the US English dictionary Translate expect | into French | into German | into Italian