esperares.pe.rar [esper′ar]vtd+vint1 to hope for:
assim o espero / I hope so:
espero o melhor / I hope for the best.
2 to wait (for), expect, await:
ela espera com ansiedade / she waits anxiously:
espero que ela venha / I expect (that) she will come.
3 to look forward to, watch.
4 to suppose, presume:
espera-se que você trabalhe o dia inteiro / you are supposed to work all day.
5 to conjecture.
6 to count on, rely.
Expressõesesperar em fila to wait in line:
espere aí / hold on:
espere pelo momento oportuno / watch your time.
fazer alguém esperar to keep someone waiting:
sabemos o que temos de esperar / we know what we are up to:
apanhei-o sem ele esperar / I caught him unawares.
