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wait

/weɪt/ interjection A1 (estimated)

1. stop!, wait!

French	pouce

2. wait (asking for stop to make an observation)

Portuguese	pera

3. Signaling suprise, disappointment or frustration about something; but, wait, seriously, come on.

Swedish	mäh

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wait

/weɪt/ noun · plural: waits A1 (estimated)

a delay

German	das Warten
French	l'attente
Portuguese	espera
Italian	attesa
Spanish	espera, el retraso, aguaite
Swedish	en väntan
Latin	expectatio

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to wait

/weɪt/ verb A1

1. delay until some event

German	warten, kellnern
French	attendre, patienter
Portuguese	esperar, aguardar
Czech	čekat, počkat
Italian	aspettare, attendere
Spanish	esperar, aguantar, aguardar
Dutch	wachten, afwachten
Swedish	vänta, bida, överstå
Latin	exspecto, opperior, maneo

2. to serve customers

German	bedienen
French	servir
Portuguese	servir
Czech	obsluhovat
Spanish	servir
Dutch	bedienen

3. to not occur or do immediately; to linger, to wait, to last, to hold (the telephone)

German	dauern, hinziehen
Swedish	dröja

4. to wait, to await, to stand by (as opposed to acting, in anticipation of something or to see what happens or the like)

German	abwarten
Swedish	avvakta

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