- aguardar
- v.1 to wait for, to await.Noel aguarda desde la mañana Noel waits since morning.2 to expect, to await, to bide.Ella aguarda la noticia impacientemente She expects the answer impatiently3 to be in for.Me aguarda una sorpresa I am in for a surprise.4 to be in store, to await.Aguarda una increíble sorpresa An incredible surprise awaits=is in store.5 to tarry.El chico aguardó demasiado The boy tarried too long.6 to expect to.Ella aguarda ganar She expects to win.* * *aguardar► verbo transitivo1 to wait (for), await■ no sé lo que me aguarda el futuro I don't know what the future holds for me► verbo intransitivo1 to wait* * *verbto wait for, await* * *1.VT (=esperar) to wait for, await; [con ansias] to expect
no sabemos el futuro que nos aguarda — we don't know what's in store for us
2.VI (=esperar) to waitaguarde usted — I'm coming to that
¡aguarda te digo! — hold your horses! *
* * *1.verbo transitivo <persona> to wait for; <acontecimiento> to await2.aguardar (a) que + subj: aguardó (a) que le respondiera — she waited for him to reply
aguardar vi noticia/destino to awaitnos aguardan tiempos duros — hard times lie ahead of us
les aguardaba una sorpresa — there was a surprise in store for them
* * *----* futuro + aguardar = future + hold.* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.* * *1.verbo transitivo <persona> to wait for; <acontecimiento> to await2.aguardar (a) que + subj: aguardó (a) que le respondiera — she waited for him to reply
aguardar vi noticia/destino to awaitnos aguardan tiempos duros — hard times lie ahead of us
les aguardaba una sorpresa — there was a surprise in store for them
* * ** futuro + aguardar = future + hold.* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.* * *aguardar [A1 ]vt‹persona› to wait for; ‹acontecimiento› to awaitaguardaban la llegada del Mesías they awaited the coming of the Messiahaguardar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:aguardó (a) que le respondiera she waited for him to reply■ aguardarvi«noticia/destino» to awaitnos aguardan tiempos duros hard times lie ahead of usles aguardaba una grata sorpresa there was a pleasant surprise in store for them* * *
aguardar (conjugate aguardar) verbo transitivo ‹persona› to wait for;
‹acontecimiento› to await
verbo intransitivo [noticia/destino] to await;◊ les aguardaba una sorpresa there was a surprise in store for them
aguardar
I verbo transitivo to await
II verbo intransitivo to wait ➣ Ver nota en esperar
'aguardar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esperar
English:
await
* * *aguardar♦ vtto wait for, to await;aguardaban a su padre they were waiting for their father;aguarda a que acabe wait until I've finished♦ vito wait;¡aguarda aquí! wait here!;aguarda, lo mejor será que llamemos hold on, it would be best if we called;date prisa, que el vuelo no aguarda hurry up or the plane will go without you* * *aguardarI v/t wait for, await fmlII v/i wait* * *aguardar vtesperar: to wait for, to awaitaguardar vi: to be in store
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.