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

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpe.ɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ɾa/

Verb

espera

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

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Novial

Verb

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

1. to hope

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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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpeɾa/

Noun

espera f (plural esperas)

1. wait

   sala de espera ― waiting room

Verb

espera

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