Dictionary English German: [wait]

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English German
comm. gastr. to attend sb. [also wait on e.g. the queen]
534
jdn. bedienen [auch Königin etc.]
telecom. to hold [wait to be connected]
415
warten [am Telefon]
to abide [literary] [wait for]
121
harren [geh.]
to lackey sb. [dated] [wait upon]
29
jdn. bedienen [als Lakai etc.]
to stay [pause, wait]
29
warten
to stay [to wait, pause]
17
innehalten
to lurk [lie in wait]auf der Lauer liegen [Redewendung]
2 Words
at length {adv} [idiom] [after a longish wait]endlich
Hang on. [coll.] [Wait briefly]Warte kurz!
to attend on sb. [wait on, serve (an important person)]jdm. aufwarten [veraltend] [(einen illustren Gast) bedienen]
to attend to sb. [wait on sb.]jdm. aufwarten [veraltend] [(einen Gast) bedienen]
to await sb.'s convenience [idiom] [to wait until sb. is ready, e.g., to speak]warten, bis jd. bereit ist [z. B. zu sprechen]
to hang about [Br.] [wait]warten
to hang back [lag or wait behind]zurückhängen
to hang on [coll.] [wait]warten
to hang on [coll.] [wait]abwarten
to hold on [wait]warten
comp. to listen on sth. [to wait for information, e.g. of a port]auf / an etw.Dat. lauschen [mitlauschen, ablauschen] [bes. IT-fachspr.]
to wait on [continue to wait]noch (weiter) warten
masterly inactivity [watch and wait]Beobachten und Abwarten [auch med.]
3 Words
sb. told sb. to do sth. [He told me to wait.]jd. hieß jdn. etw. tun [geh.] [z. B. Er hieß mich warten.]
4 Words
He doesn't hang about. [Br.] [coll.] [doesn't wait or hesitate]Er geht ran wie Blücher. [ugs.] [Redewendung]
to wait with baited breath [WRONG for: to wait with bated breath] [gespannt warten]
5+ Words
quote I can wait. The end will be the same, I can wait. [The Last Unicorn]Ich kann warten. Das Ende ist dasselbe, ich kann warten.
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
bot. T
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