| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| comm. gastr. to attend sb. [also wait on e.g. the queen] | 526 jdn. bedienen [auch Königin etc.] | |
| telecom. to hold [wait to be connected] | 410 warten [am Telefon] | |
| to abide [literary] [wait for] | 116 harren [geh.] | |
| to stay [pause, wait] | 27 warten | |
| to lackey sb. [dated] [wait upon] | 24 jdn. bedienen [als Lakai etc.] | |
| to stay [to wait, pause] | 16 innehalten | |
| to lurk [lie in wait] | auf der Lauer liegen [Redewendung] | |
2 Wörter |
| 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 Wörter |
| sb. told sb. to do sth. [He told me to wait.] | jd. hieß jdn. etw. tun [geh.] [z. B. Er hieß mich warten.] | |
4 Wörter |
| 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+ Wörter |
| 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/Spezies (Tiere, Pflanzen, Pilze) |
| bot. T | | |