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Learn Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil): esperar - to wait for

Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil)
/Lesson 11
/esperar

esperar

Word

esperar

Meaning

to wait for

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil)

Lesson

Usages of esperar

Faz duas horas que a equipe espera a chefe.

The team has been waiting for the boss for two hours.

Eu acabei de enviar o e-mail e agora espero a resposta.

I have just sent the email and now I am waiting for the reply.

Se a cola tivesse acabado, nós teríamos esperado a professora, mas ainda havia cola na mesa.

If the glue had run out, we would have waited for the teacher, but there was still glue on the table.

Quando o shopping fica lotado, eu saio da praça de alimentação e espero o trem do lado de fora.

When the mall gets crowded, I leave the food court and wait for the train outside.

Se o vagão estiver lotado, eu vou esperar o próximo trem.

If the train car is crowded, I will wait for the next train.

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