espera

Verb

espera

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

Verb

espera

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

Verb

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

1. to hope

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

Noun

espera f (plural esperas)

1. wait (time spent waiting)

Verb

espera

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of esperar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of esperar

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.