wait

warten

An einem Ort bleiben oder Zeit verstreichen lassen, bis jemand kommt oder etwas geschieht.

In einfachem Englisch: To stay somewhere or let time pass until someone arrives or something happens.

• Please wait here.
• I waited for Anna outside the shop.
• How long have you been waiting?

So benutzt man es: wait for someone/something (We waited for the bus.); wait until… (Wait until the light turns green.); wait to do something (They waited to hear the result.)

Häufige Wendungen: wait for someone, wait a minute, wait outside, wait patiently

bedienen, kellnern

In einem Restaurant Bestellungen aufnehmen und den Gästen Essen und Getränke bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To take customers' orders and bring them food and drinks in a restaurant.

• He waits tables at weekends.
• I waited on a large family last night.
• She earned good tips waiting tables.

So benutzt man es: wait on someone (A friendly server waited on us.); wait tables (She waits tables at a small cafe.)

Synonyme: serve

Häufige Wendungen: wait tables, wait on someone, wait at tables

Wartezeit, Warten

Die Zeit, die vergeht, bis jemand kommt oder etwas geschieht.

In einfachem Englisch: A period of time before someone arrives or something happens.

• There was a long wait.
• After a short wait, the doctor called me in.
• Was the meal worth the wait?

So benutzt man es: a wait for someone/something (We faced a long wait for the next train.)

Synonyme: delay

Häufige Wendungen: long wait, short wait, wait for something

Hinterhalt, Lauer

Eine versteckte Position, in der man wartet, um jemanden beim Näherkommen zu überraschen oder anzugreifen.

In einfachem Englisch: A hidden position taken to surprise or attack someone when they come near.

• The hunters lay in wait.
• A cat was lying in wait for a mouse.
• Armed men lay in wait beside the narrow road.

So benutzt man es: lie in wait for someone/something (The soldiers lay in wait for the enemy patrol.)

Synonyme: ambush

Häufige Wendungen: lie in wait, in wait for someone

Moment, Warte

Damit bittet man jemanden, kurz innezuhalten, um etwas zu prüfen, zu erklären oder zu verstehen.

In einfachem Englisch: Used to tell someone to pause so you can check, explain, or understand something.

• Wait! What did you say?
• Wait a minute! I thought we were leaving tomorrow.
• Wait, do you mean you already know her?

Synonyme: hold on, hang on

Häufige Wendungen: wait a minute, wait a second, wait just a moment