espera

See also: esperá, espéra, and esperà

Asturian

Verb

espera

  1. third-person singular present indicative of esperar
  2. second-person singular imperative of esperar

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

espera

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of esperar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of esperar

Novial

Verb

espera (past esperad, active participle esperant, passive participle esperat)

  1. to hope

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from esperar. From Old Portuguese esperar (to wait; to hope), from Latin spērāre (I hope; I await), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (to prosper, to turn out well).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɨʃ.ˈpɛ.ɾɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɛˑɾa/, /e̞sˈpɛˑɾa/
    • (Carioca) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɛˑɾa/, /e̞ʃˈpɛˑɾa/
  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ra
  • Rhymes: -ɛra

Noun

espera f (plural esperas)

  1. wait (time spent waiting)

Verb

espera

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of esperar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of esperar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpeɾa/

Noun

espera f (plural esperas)

  1. wait
    sala de esperawaiting room

Verb

espera

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of esperar.
  2. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of esperar.
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