wait

aspettare, attendere

Restare in un posto o lasciare passare il tempo finché arriva qualcuno o succede qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: 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.)

Espressioni comuni: wait for someone, wait a minute, wait outside, wait patiently

servire ai tavoli

Prendere le ordinazioni dei clienti e portare loro cibo e bevande in un ristorante.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: wait on someone (A friendly server waited on us.); wait tables (She waits tables at a small cafe.)

Sinonimi: serve

Espressioni comuni: wait tables, wait on someone, wait at tables

attesa

Il tempo che passa prima che arrivi qualcuno o succeda qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: a wait for someone/something (We faced a long wait for the next train.)

Sinonimi: delay

Espressioni comuni: long wait, short wait, wait for something

agguato, appostamento

Una posizione nascosta in cui si aspetta per sorprendere o attaccare qualcuno quando si avvicina.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: lie in wait for someone/something (The soldiers lay in wait for the enemy patrol.)

Sinonimi: ambush

Espressioni comuni: lie in wait, in wait for someone

aspetta, un momento

Si dice per chiedere a qualcuno di fermarsi un attimo mentre si controlla, si spiega o si capisce qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: hold on, hang on

Espressioni comuni: wait a minute, wait a second, wait just a moment