espera — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abode noun A place where someone lives; a home or dwelling.
- delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
- expectation noun A strong belief that something will happen or turn out a certain way.
- wait noun A period spent staying where you are, or delaying action, until something happens.
Senses
espera is used for these senses in English:
- abode (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]
- delay A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- expectation The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
- wait A delay.
delay — full definition
- noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
- verb To put something off until later, or to make it happen later than planned.
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