wait

wait
weit 1. verb
1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) vente
2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) vente på
3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servere, varte opp
2. noun
(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) ventetid, venting
- waiting-list
- waiting-room
forvente
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subst. \/weɪt\/
1) venting, ventetid
it was a long wait
det ble lenge å vente
I don't like these long waits
jeg liker ikke disse lange venteperiodene
2) (teater) pause
in wait (for) i bakhold (for), på lur (etter)
wait for venting på
we had a long wait for the bus
vi måtte vente lenge på bussen
waits julemusikanter (som går fra hus til hus) (gammeldags) gatemusikanter
II
verb \/weɪt\/
1) vente, avvente
wait one's opportunity
vente på en passende mulighet
wait one's time
avvente rette tidspunkt
you must wait your turn
du må vente til det blir din tur
the work won't wait
det haster med arbeidet
there was not long to wait
ventetiden ble ikke lang
there is an answer waiting
man vil ha svar med det samme
I can't wait!
jeg klarer ikke å vente!
he couldn't wait to get there
han kunne ikke komme dit raskt nok
2) bli igjen, ligge, utsette
let the matter wait
la saken ligge
that can wait
det haster ikke med det
3) servere, varte opp
are you accustomed to waiting?
er du vant til å servere?
4) vente med (et måltid til en kommer)
don't wait dinner for me
ikke vent på meg med middagen
5) (samferdsel) (korttids)parkere
everything comes to those who wait den venter ikke forgjeves som venter på noe godt
keep someone waiting la noen vente
make someone wait la noen vente
time and tide wait for no man tiden går sin gang, grip sjansen mens du har den
wait about (hverdagslig) stå og vente, stå og henge
wait a minute! vent litt! , vent nå litt!
wait and see vente og se, se tiden an
wait at table varte opp ved bordet, servere
wait behind bli igjen
wait for vente på, avvente, lure på
you must wait for an opportunity
du må vente på en mulighet
he waitied for her to begin
han ventet på at hun skulle begynne
she waited for something to turn up
hun ventet på at noe skulle dukke opp
a train waiting for London
et tog klar for avgang til London
keep the dinner waiting for me
vent med middagen til jeg kommer
wait for it! hold deg fast! nå skal du høre!
wait in (hverdagslig) sitte inne og vente, sitte hjemme og vente
wait off (sport) ligge og lure
he waited off until the last lap
han lå og lurte til siste runde
wait on eller wait upon varte opp, servere, betjene, ekspedere
he's waiting on a customer
han ekspederer en kunde
(gammeldags) avlegge visitt hos, gjøre tjeneste hos (gammeldags) eskortere, følge (litterært) være forbundet med, ledsage (bibelsk) bie på, forvente (gammeldags) lure på, ligge i bakhold for (hverdagslig) vente på
we haven't left yet, we're still waiting on Mom
vi har ikke reist ennå, vi venter fortsatt på mamma
wait on table eller wait table (amer.) varte opp ved bordet
wait out something (amer.) vente på at noe skal slutte
we have to wait out the storm
vi må vente på at stormen er over
wait to vente for å
we waited to see what would happen
vi ventet for å se hva som kom til å skje
vente på å
they were waiting to be served
de ventet på å bli servert
wait up bli oppe, sitte oppe
he waited up to see a late show on television
han satt oppe for å se et sent program på fjernsynet
wait up for somebody sitte\/bli oppe og vente på noen (amer., hverdagslig) vente på at noen skal ta en igjen
wait upon events se tiden an
you wait! eller just (you) wait! (trussel) bare vent!

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