- impaciente
- adj.impatient.impaciente por hacer algo impatient o anxious to do somethingf. & m.impatient person.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: impacientar.* * *impaciente► adjetivo1 impatient, anxious■ ya estoy impaciente por llegar I can't wait to get there* * *adj.impatient* * *ADJ1) (=sin paciencia) impatient (por to)
impaciente por empezar — impatient to start
¡estoy impaciente! — I can't wait!
2) (=irritable) impatient* * *adjetivoa) [ser] impatientb) [estar]estaba impaciente — he was (getting) impatient
impaciente por + inf — impatient to + inf
están impacientes por que llegue — they are impatient for him to arrive
* * *= impatient, restless, straining impatiently in the leash.Ex. Premature publicity makes people impatient.Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex. The director went on, his excitement straining impatiently in the leash: 'Tom, I received notice in today's mail that our library has been given a $75,000 award to fund a really impressive public relations campaign which could be used as a model for other medium-sized libraries'.* * *adjetivoa) [ser] impatientb) [estar]estaba impaciente — he was (getting) impatient
impaciente por + inf — impatient to + inf
están impacientes por que llegue — they are impatient for him to arrive
* * *= impatient, restless, straining impatiently in the leash.Ex: Premature publicity makes people impatient.
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex: The director went on, his excitement straining impatiently in the leash: 'Tom, I received notice in today's mail that our library has been given a $75,000 award to fund a really impressive public relations campaign which could be used as a model for other medium-sized libraries'.* * *impacienteadjective1 [ SER] impatientes muy impaciente he's very impatient, he has absolutely no patience2 [ ESTAR]:se notaba que estaba impaciente you could see he was (getting) impatientimpaciente POR + INF impatient to + INFestá impaciente por conocer los resultados she is impatient o anxious to know the resultsimpaciente POR QUE + SUBJ:están impacientes por que empiece el concierto they are impatient for the concert to begin* * *
Del verbo impacientar: (conjugate impacientar)
impacienté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
impaciente es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
impacientar
impaciente
impaciente adjetivoa) [ser] impatientb) [estar]:◊ estaba impaciente he was (getting) impatient;
impaciente por hacer algo impatient to do sth
impacientar verbo transitivo impacientar a alguien, to make sb lose patience, exasperate sb
impaciente adj (ansioso) impatient
(agitado) anxious
'impaciente' also found in these entries:
English:
impatient
- restless
- eager
* * *impaciente adjimpatient;no seas impaciente be patient, don't be so impatient;impaciente por hacer algo impatient o anxious to do sth;estoy impaciente por que llegue Jaime I can't wait for Jaime to get here* * *impacienteadj impatient* * *impaciente adj: impatient♦ impacientemente adv* * *impaciente adj impatientestar impaciente por hacer algo to be anxious to do something
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.