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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

wait about ГЛ. [америк. weɪt -, брит. weɪt -], wait around ГЛ. (v + adv)

to wait about/around for sth/sb

esperar algo/a alguien sin hacer nada

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. about [америк. əˈbaʊt, брит. əˈbaʊt] НАРЕЧ. about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about

más o menos

about

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 разг.

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Исп.

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

hará un mes

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something

perdón, ibas a decir algo

we were just about to start eating

estábamos a punto de empezar a comer

we were just about to start eating

justo estábamos por empezar a comer лат. америк.

I'm not about to mention it to her

no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

viaja mucho

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp брит. :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

anda por aquí

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp брит. лит.

por todas partes

II. about [америк. əˈbaʊt, брит. əˈbaʊt] ПРЕДЛОГ

1.1. about (concerning):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like

tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?

¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it

el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? лат. америк.

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp брит. :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about лит.

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) брит.:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

I. wait [америк. weɪt, брит. weɪt] ГЛ. неперех.

1.1. wait:

wait

esperar

I waited (for) hours

estuve horas esperando

I waited (for) hours

esperé horas

I'll wait until tomorrow

esperaré hasta mañana

wait until he asks you

espera (a) que él te pregunte

he kept me waiting all afternoon

me tuvo toda la tarde esperando

he kept me waiting all afternoon

me hizo esperar toda la tarde

sorry to keep you waiting

perdón por hacerlo esperar

he loves to keep people waiting

le encanta hacerse esperar

just you wait!

¡ya vas a ver!

to wait and see we'll have to wait and see

habrá que esperar a ver qué pasa

I'll win: just you wait and see

voy a ganar, ya (lo) verás

I can't wait to go on vacation

no veo la hora de irme de vacaciones

I can't wait to see his face

me muero de ganas de ver la cara que pone

“shoe repairs while you wait”

“se arregla calzado en el acto”

to wait to + infin she's waiting to see the doctor

está esperando para ver al médico

I'm waiting to see his reaction

estoy esperando a ver cómo reacciona

to wait for sth/sb

esperar algo/a alguien

I'm waiting for a bus/friend

estoy esperando el autobús/a un amigo

I'll wait for you at the station

te espero en la estación

well, what are you waiting for?

¿(a) qué esperas?

well, what are you waiting for?

¿(a) qué estás esperando?

to wait for sb/sth to + infin

esperar (a) que alguien/algo +  subj

they're just waiting for him to die

están esperando (a) que se muera

to wait on sth/sb (to + infin) I'm waiting on a call from New York

estoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York

I'm just waiting on my boss to retire

estoy esperando (a) que se jubile mi jefe

1.2. wait (be postponed):

wait business/repairs:

esperar

is it urgent, or can it wait?

¿es urgente o puede esperar?

2. wait (serve):

to wait on sb

atender a alguien

to wait on a table

atender una mesa

to wait at table брит.

servir a la mesa

II. wait [америк. weɪt, брит. weɪt] ГЛ. перех.

1. wait (await):

to wait one's chance

esperar la oportunidad

I'm waiting my chance to get my own back

estoy esperando la oportunidad de desquitarme

you have to wait your turn

tienes que esperar (a) que te toque

2. wait (delay) разг.:

don't wait dinner for me

no me esperen para cenar

3. wait (serve):

to wait table америк.

servir a la mesa

III. wait [америк. weɪt, брит. weɪt] СУЩ. мн. отсут.

wait

espera ж.

a two-hour wait

una espera de dos horas

we're in for a long wait

vamos a tener que esperar un buen rato

we're in for a long wait

tenemos para rato разг.

to lie in wait for sb/sth

estar al acecho de alguien/algo

I. hand [америк. hænd, брит. hand] СУЩ.

1. hand АНАТ.:

hand

mano ж.

I received it from the king's own hand

lo recibí de manos del rey

you couldn't see your hand in front of your face

no se veía nada

to be good or clever with one's hands

ser hábil con las manos

to be good or clever with one's hands

ser mañoso

with one's own hands

con sus (or mis etc.) propias manos

he killed it with his bare hands

lo mató a mano limpia

to give sb one's hand

darle la mano a alguien

they were holding hands when they arrived

llegaron tomados or agarrados de la mano

they were holding hands when they arrived

llegaron cogidos de la mano esp Исп.

I need somebody to hold my hand

necesito que alguien me dé ánimos

I took Mary's hand in mine to take her across the road

le di la mano a Mary para cruzar la calle

he took me by the hand

me tomó or agarró de la mano

he took me by the hand

me cogió de la mano esp Исп.

we were all on our hands and knees, looking for the ring

estábamos todos a gatas or en cuatro patas, buscando el anillo

he wouldn't give it to me even if I went down on my hands and knees

no me lo daría ni aunque se lo pidiera de rodillas

to have/hold sth in one's hands

tener/llevar algo en la mano

to hold on with both hands

agarrarse or sujetarse con las dos manos

look, no hands!

mira ¡sin manos!

to hold out one's hand to sb

tenderle la mano a alguien

to join hands

darse la(s) mano(s)

we join hands with your people in deploring the events

nos solidarizamos con vuestro pueblo al expresar nuestra repulsa

hands off!

¡quita las manos de ahí!

hands off!

¡no toques!

hands off those watercolors!

¡no me toques las acuarelas!

hands off our schools!

¡dejen en paz nuestros colegios!

hand on heart, I didn't mean it

de veras, no fue esa mi intención

can you put (your) hand on (your) heart and say it isn't true?

¿puedes decir que no es verdad con la mano en el corazón?

to put one's hand up or to raise one's hand

levantar la mano

hands up all those in favor

que levanten la mano los que estén a favor

hands up or I'll shoot!

¡manos arriba or arriba las manos o disparo!

to raise one's hand to or against sb

levantarle la mano a alguien

my father never raised a hand to me

mi padre nunca me levantó la mano or nunca me puso la mano encima

from hand to hand

de mano en mano

she climbed the rope hand over hand

trepó palmo a palmo por la cuerda

they were fighting hand to hand

luchaban cuerpo a cuerpo

a piece for four hands МУЗ.

una pieza para cuatro manos

hand-sewn or -stitched

cosido a mano

hand-painted

pintado a mano

2. hand (in phrases):

at hand, the day of the opening was at hand

se acercaba el día de la inauguración

at hand, the day of the opening was at hand

el día de la inauguración estaba próximo

help was at hand

la ayuda estaba en camino

to learn about sth at first hand

enterarse de algo directamente or personalmente

to learn about sth at first hand

enterarse de algo de primera mano

to learn about sth at second/third hand

enterarse de algo a través de or por terceros

he heard of her marriage only at second hand from her brother

se enteró de que se había casado a través de or por su hermano

by hand, made/written by hand

hecho/escrito a mano

it must be washed by hand

hay que lavarlo a mano

he delivered the letter by hand

entregó la carta en mano or personalmente

“by hand” (on envelope)

en su mano

“by hand” (on envelope)

en mano Исп.

“by hand” (on envelope)

presente Юж.конус

hand in hand

de la mano

hand in hand

tomados or agarrados de la mano

hand in hand

cogidos de la mano esp Исп.

poverty and disease go hand in hand

la pobreza y la enfermedad van de la mano

in hand glass/hat in hand

con el vaso/sombrero en la mano

in hand glass/hat in hand

vaso/sombrero en mano

sword in hand

espada en mano or en ristre

cash in hand (in accounting)

efectivo м. en caja

to pay cash in hand

pagar en metálico or en efectivo

please concentrate on the task in hand

concéntrate en lo que tienes entre manos

of the projects we have currently in hand …

de los proyectos que tenemos entre manos …

let's get back to the matter in or америк. also at hand

volvamos a lo que nos ocupa

I like to keep a few dollars in hand for unforeseen eventualities

me gusta tener unos dólares disponibles or en reserva para cualquier imprevisto

we've still got a couple of hours in hand before we go to the airport

todavía nos queda un par de horas antes de ir al aeropuerto

to have sth (well) in hand

tener algo controlado or bajo control

that boy needs taking in hand

a ese chico va a haber que apretarle las clavijas

on hand we're always on hand when you need us

si nos necesitas, aquí estamos

the police were on hand

la policía estaba cerca

it's useful to have it on hand

es útil tenerlo a mano

out of hand the boys get out of hand when their father is away

los chicos se descontrolan cuando el padre no está

the situation is getting out of hand

la situación se les (or nos etc.) va de las manos

to reject sth out of hand

rechazar algo de plano

to hand брит. (within reach)

al alcance de la mano

to hand брит. (within reach)

a (la) mano

to hand (available)

disponible

I don't have your file to hand

no tengo su archivo a (la) mano

according to the information to hand

según la información disponible

I can't find it now, but I'm sure it will come to hand

no lo encuentro en este momento, pero ya aparecerá

she grabbed the first thing that came to hand

agarró lo primero que encontró

hand in glove or esp америк. hand and glove, they're allegedly hand in glove with their competitors to fix prices

se dice que se han puesto de acuerdo con la competencia para fijar los precios

hand over fist

a manos llenas

hand over fist

a espuertas esp Исп.

her/his left hand doesn't know what her/his right hand is doing

su mano izquierda no sabe lo que hace su derecha

not to do a hand's turn разг.

no mover un dedo разг.

not to do a hand's turn разг.

no dar golpe Исп. Мекс. разг.

to ask for/win sb's hand (in marriage) офиц.

pedir/obtener la mano de alguien (en matrimonio)

to beat sb/win hands down

ganarle a alguien/ganar sin problemas or sin el menor esfuerzo

to bind sb hand and foot

atar a alguien de pies y manos

to bind sb hand and foot

amarrar a alguien de pies y manos лат. америк. excl Ла Плата

we're bound hand and foot

estamos atados de pies y manos

we're bound hand and foot

tenemos las manos atadas

to bite the hand that feeds one

ser un desagradecido

talk about biting the hand that feeds you!

¡cría cuervos … !

to dirty or sully one's hands she wouldn't dirty her hands with typing

no se rebajaría a hacer de mecanógrafa: se le caerían los anillos

he's already dirtied his hands with arms dealing

ya se ha ensuciado las manos comerciando con armas

to force sb's hand events forced their hand

los acontecimientos los obligaron a actuar

I didn't want to, but you forced my hand

no quería hacerlo, pero no me dejaste otra salida

to gain/have the upper hand , eventually she gained the upper hand over her rival

finalmente se impuso a su rival

she's always had the upper hand in their relationship

siempre ha dominado ella en su relación

to get one's hands on sb/sth, just wait till I get my hands on him!

¡vas a ver cuando lo agarre!

she can't wait to get her hands on the new computer

se muere por usar la computadora nueva

I've been trying to get my hands on that book for ages

hace años que ando tras ese libro

to give sb/have a free hand

darle a alguien/tener carta blanca

to give sb one's hand on sth he gave me his hand on it and the bargain was sealed

cerramos el trato con un apretón de manos

to give sb the glad hand америк.

saludar a alguien efusivamente

to give with one hand and take away with the other

borrar con el codo lo que se escribe con la mano

to go hat or брит. cap in hand (to sb), the next day, hat in hand, I apologized to the boss

al día siguiente me tragué el orgullo y le pedí perdón al jefe

I can't stand the way you have to go hat in hand to her for the smallest request

no soporto que hasta el menor favor se lo tengas que pedir de rodillas

we had to go to them hat in hand asking for more money

tuvimos que ir a mendigarles más dinero

to grab or grasp or seize sth with both hands it was a wonderful opportunity and she grabbed it with both hands

era una oportunidad fantástica y no dejó que se le escapara de las manos

to have one's hands full she certainly has her hands full with seven children

por cierto que tiene en qué entretenerse, con siete niños

at the moment we've got our hands full with this order

en este momento estamos ocupadísimos con este pedido

to have one's hands tied

tener las manos atadas

to have one's hands tied

tener las manos amarradas лат. америк. excl Ла Плата

my/his hands are tied

tengo/tiene las manos atadas

my/his hands are tied

tengo/tiene las manos amarradas лат. америк. excl Ла Плата

to have sb eating out of one's hand

hacer con alguien lo que se quiere

to have sb eating out of one's hand

manejar a alguien a su (or mi etc.) antojo

she had them eating out of her hand

hacía con ellos lo que quería

she had them eating out of her hand

los manejaba a su antojo

to keep one's hand in

no perder la práctica

to know a place like the back of one's hand

conocer un sitio al dedillo or como la palma de la mano

she knows Paris like the back of her hand

(se) conoce París al dedillo or como la palma de la mano

to live (from) hand to mouth

vivir al día

to put or dip one's hand in one's pocket

contribuir con dinero

to put or lay one's hand(s) on sth

dar con algo

to sit on one's hands

cruzarse de brazos

to sit on one's hands

estar mano sobre mano

to stay one's/sb's hand (from sth) лит., they begged him to stay his hand

le rogaron que se contuviera

she managed to stay his hand from that dreadful act

logró impedir que cometiera semejante barbaridad

to try one's hand (at sth)

probar (a hacer algo)

to turn one's hand to sth I'm willing to turn my hand to anything

estoy dispuesto a hacer cualquier tipo de trabajo

he was a success in everything he turned his hand to

todo lo que se proponía (hacer) le salía bien

to wait on sb hand and foot

hacerle de sirviente/sirvienta a alguien

to wash one's hands of sth

desentenderse de algo

to wash one's hands of sth

lavarse las manos de algo

many hands make light work

el trabajo compartido es más llevadero

3.1. hand (agency):

hand

mano ж.

the hand of God/Fate

la mano de Dios/del destino

to die by one's own hand офиц.

quitarse la vida

to have a hand in sth

tener parte en algo

the town had suffered at the hands of invaders

la ciudad había sufrido a manos de los invasores

that child needs a firm hand

ese niño necesita (una) mano firme

to rule with a heavy/iron hand

mandar/gobernar con mano dura/de hierro

with an open hand

con largueza or generosidad

with an open hand

generosamente

3.2. hand (assistance) разг.:

to give or lend sb a hand

echarle or darle una mano a alguien

if we all lend a hand, it won't take long

si todos echamos una mano, lo haremos en un momento

do you need/want a hand with that?

¿te echo or doy una mano con eso?

if you need a hand

si necesitas ayuda

3.3. hand <hands, pl > (possession, control, care):

to change hands

cambiar de dueño or manos

a few dollars changed hands and it was mine

les di unos dólares y era mío

the contract is now in the hands of the lawyer

ahora el contrato está en manos del abogado

your future lies in your own hands

tú eres dueño de tu futuro

your future lies in your own hands

tu futuro depende de ti

can I leave the matter in your hands?

¿puedo dejar el asunto en tus manos?

in private hands

en manos (de) particulares

in good/capable hands

en buenas manos

my life is in your hands

mi vida depende de ti

how did that vase come into your hands?

¿cómo llegó a tus manos ese jarrón?

he/it fell into the hands of the enemy or into enemy hands

cayó en manos del enemigo

to put oneself in sb's hands

ponerse en manos de alguien

to get sth/sb off one's hands разг.

quitarse algo/a alguien de encima разг.

he offered to take it off my hands for $500 разг.

me dijo que me daba 500 dólares por él para quitármelo de encima

on sb's hands, she hates having the children on her hands all day long

detesta tener a los niños a su cuidado todo el día

I've enough on my hands just now without that as well

tengo ya bastante entre manos como para meterme también en eso

to have more time on one's hands

tener más tiempo libre

we've got a problem on our hands

tenemos or se nos presenta un problema

I think we may have a bestseller on our hands

creo que estamos frente a un posible bestseller

out of sb's hands, the matter is out of my hands

el asunto no está en mis manos

the decision has been taken out of his hands

la decisión ya no está en sus manos

to play into sb's hands the strikers are playing into the management's hands

los huelguistas le están haciendo el juego or se lo están poniendo en bandeja a la patronal

4. hand (side):

on sb's right/left hand

a la derecha/izquierda de alguien

on every hand офиц.

por todas partes

on the one hand … on the other (hand) …

por un lado … por otro (lado) …

5.1. hand ИГРА (set of cards):

hand

mano ж.

hand

cartas ж. мн.

a good/poor hand

una buena/mala mano

a good/poor hand

buenas/malas cartas

to overplay one's hand

jugar mal sus (or mis etc.) cartas

to show or reveal one's hand

mostrar or enseñar las cartas

to show or reveal one's hand

mostrar el juego

to strengthen sb's hand

afianzar la posición de alguien

to throw in one's hand (to abandon a course of action, plan)

tirar la toalla or esponja

to throw in one's hand (to abandon a course of action, plan)

claudicar

to throw in one's hand букв. (in poker)

abandonar (las apuestas)

to throw in one's hand букв. (in poker)

irse al plato Чили

to tip one's hand америк. разг.

dejar ver sus (or mis etc.) intenciones

5.2. hand ИГРА (round of card game):

hand

mano ж.

5.3. hand ИГРА (player):

hand

jugador м. / jugadora ж.

6.1. hand (worker):

hand

obrero м. / obrera ж.

farm hand

peón м.

they're taking on new hands

están contratando más mano de obra or más trabajadores

6.2. hand МОР.:

hand

marinero м.

the hands gathered on the foredeck

la marinería se congregó en la cubierta de proa

all hands on deck

¡todos a cubierta!

the ship went down with all hands

el barco se hundió con toda la tripulación a bordo

6.3. hand (experienced person):

an old hand

un veterano / una veterana

he's an old hand at negotiating

tiene mucha experiencia en negociaciones

7. hand (applause) разг. мн. отсут.:

a big hand

un gran aplauso

let's have a really big hand for …

un gran aplauso para …

8. hand (handwriting):

hand лит.

letra ж.

she writes a neat/clear hand

tiene buena letra/una letra muy clara

the letter was in her own hand

la carta era de su puño y letra

9. hand (on a clock):

hand

manecilla ж.

hand

aguja ж.

the hour hand

la manecilla or la aguja de las horas

the hour hand

el puntero Анды

the minute hand

el minutero

the minute hand

la manecilla or la aguja de los minutos

the second hand

el segundero

the second hand

la manecilla or la aguja de los segundos

10. hand (measurement of horse):

hand

palmo м.

II. hand [америк. hænd, брит. hand] ГЛ. перех.

to hand sb sth, to hand sth to sb

pasarle algo a alguien

could you hand me that hammer, please?

¿me pasas ese martillo, por favor?

she handed the book to her father

le pasó el libro a su padre

he was handed a stiff sentence америк.

le impusieron una pena severa

Smith handed Jones an easy victory брит.

Smith le regaló la victoria a Jones

to hand it to sb you have to hand it to her; she knows how to deal with them

hay que reconocerlo or hay que sacarle el sombrero, sabe cómo manejarlos

в словаре PONS

wait about ГЛ. неперех., wait around ГЛ. неперех.

to wait about for sth

estar a la espera de algo

в словаре PONS

I. about [əˈbaʊt] ПРЕДЛОГ

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about football

un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?

¿de qué trata la película?

to talk about cinema

hablar sobre cine

while he is about it брит. разг.

mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about брит. (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

Выражения:

how about that!

¡vaya!

what about it? (suggestion)

¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?)

¿y qué?

what about a drink?

¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II. about [əˈbaʊt] НАРЕЧ.

1. about (around):

all about

por todas partes

to leave things lying about somewhere

dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio

to be the other way about

ser exactamente al revés

is Paul about?

¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

I. wait [weɪt] ГЛ. неперех.

wait

esperar

to wait for sth/sb

esperar algo/a alguien

to keep sb waiting

hacer esperar a alguien

he cannot wait to see her

está ansioso por verla

wait and see

espera y verás

(just) you wait!

¡vas a ver!

wait for it! разг.

¡espera el momento!

II. wait [weɪt] ГЛ. перех.

wait

esperar

to wait one's turn

esperar su turno

III. wait [weɪt] СУЩ. мн. отсут.

wait

espera ж.

to lie in wait for sb

estar al acecho de alguien

в словаре PONS

wait about ГЛ. неперех., wait around ГЛ. неперех.

to wait about for sth

estar a la espera de algo

в словаре PONS

I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ПРЕДЛОГ

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about football

un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?

¿de qué trata la película?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

3. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

4. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

Выражения:

how about that!

¡vaya!

how about a drink?

¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

what about it? (suggestion)

¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?)

¿y qué?

II. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] НАРЕЧ.

1. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

about 5 lbs.

cerca de 5 libras

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

2. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

4. about (around):

all about

por todas partes

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

is Paul about?

¿está Paul por ahí?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

I. wait [weɪt] ГЛ. неперех.

wait

esperar

to wait for sth/sb

esperar algo/a alguien

to keep sb waiting

hacer esperar a alguien

he cannot wait to see her

está ansioso por verla

wait and see

espera y verás

(just) you wait!

¡vas a ver!

II. wait [weɪt] ГЛ. перех.

wait

esperar

to wait one's turn

esperar su turno

III. wait [weɪt] СУЩ.

wait

espera ж.

to lie in wait for sb

estar al acecho de alguien

Present

I	wait about
you	wait about
he/she/it	waits about
we	wait about
you	wait about
they	wait about

Past

I	waited about
you	waited about
he/she/it	waited about
we	waited about
you	waited about
they	waited about

Present Perfect

I	have	waited about
you	have	waited about
he/she/it	has	waited about
we	have	waited about
you	have	waited about
they	have	waited about

Past Perfect

I	had	waited about
you	had	waited about
he/she/it	had	waited about
we	had	waited about
you	had	waited about
they	had	waited about

Одноязычные примеры (не проверены редакцией PONS)

Once you make it into the inner sanctum and have ordered, you wait about 15 minutes to get the food.

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We had to wait about another 45 minutes before we could take off again.

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I had to wait about 10 minutes while the hairdresser finished doing a lady's hair.

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Wait about 10 minutes, or until you start feeling better, and spit it out.

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Based on existing delays (the result of staff shortages, not law), she will have to wait about two years before her application is processed.

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