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wait

nounAinmfhocal
1. pause, delay
verbbriathar
2. hold on for sth
3. for sb/sth
4. until later
5. be ready
6. in restaurant etc
7. serve food, drink
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 nounAinmfhocal 1 pause, delayfanacht masc3 cmufeitheamh masc1 cmufuireach masc1 cmu I had a half-hour wait bhí fanacht leathuaire agam, bhí mé ag feitheamh ar feadh leathuaire we're in for a long wait tá moill fhada romhainn, tá feitheamh fada romhainn it'll only be a short wait ní bheimid ag fanacht i bhfad there's an hour's wait in Armagh tá stad uaire in Ard Mhacha ann you'll have a long wait! beidh fuireach fada ort!, beidh giúrainn ag fás ort! informalneamhfhoirmeálta verbbriathar 2 hold on for sth transitiveaistreach you'll have to wait your turn caithfidh tú fanacht le do sheal 3 for sb/sth intransitiveneamhaistreachfan verb cmu you'll just have to wait beidh ort fanacht don't keep us waiting ná coinnigh ag fanacht sinn my apologies for keeping you waiting gabh mo leithscéal as moill a chur ort, tá mé buartha as tú a choinneáil they kept me waiting outside the door d'fhág siad mé ag fanacht taobh amuigh den doras I'll wait until midnight fanfaidh mé go dtí an meán oíche wait till I see fan go bhfeice mé wait until your father gets home! fan go dtiocfaidh d'athair abhaile! transitiveaistreachfan verb cmu are these children waiting to go home? an bhfuil na páistí seo ag fanacht le dul abhaile? we were waiting to hear what was going on bhíomar ag fanacht go gcloisfimis cad a bhí ag tarlú I had to wait twenty minutes b'éigean dom fanacht ar feadh fiche nóiméad 4 until later intransitiveneamhaistreachfan verb cmu these things can wait is féidir leis na rudaí seo fanacht, fanadh na rudaí seo this can't wait ní féidir é seo a chur ar an méar fhada, caithfear é seo a dhéanamh lom láithreach it can wait till tomorrow fág go dtí amárach é, déanfaidh sé gnó amárach 5 be ready intransitiveneamhaistreach there's a package waiting for you in the office tá pacáiste san oifig faoi do choinne I have the papers waiting for you here tá na páipéir réidh agam duit anseo there was a car waiting for me at the door bhí carr ag fanacht liom ag an doras, bhí carr faoi mo choinne ag an doras 6 in restaurant etc intransitiveneamhaistreach to wait at a table freastal ag bord to wait on a table freastal ag bord, freastal a dhéanamh ag bord to wait on sb freastal a dhéanamh ar dhuine I'm not here to wait on you! níl mise anseo le freastal a dhéanamh ortsa!, ní mise do sclábhaí! 7 (USSAM) serve food, drink transitiveaistreachfreastail agfreastal a dhéanamh ag VP I was waiting tables last summer bhí mé ag freastal ag boird an samhradh seo caite PhrasesNathanna sb can't wait for sth I can't wait for them to arrive is fada liom nó go dtiocfaidh siad they can't wait to get revenge tá siad ar bís le díoltas a imirt, tá siad i mbroid le díoltas a imirt, tá fonn millteanach díoltais orthu to be a ... waiting to happen he's an accident waiting to happen tá an tubaiste os a chionn, tá an tubaiste i ndán dó to be waiting in the wings they're waiting in the wings tá siad ag fanacht lena seans, tá siad ag fanacht leis an uain everything comes to him who waits (also nó all things come to him who waits; everything comes to he who waits; all things come to he who waits) fan le cóir agus gheobhaidh tú cóirfaigheann foighne fortacht to have sth waiting for sb she had a meal waiting for us bhí béile réidh aici dúinn just you wait (also nó just you wait and see) 1 reassuring just you wait and see fan go bhfeice tú 2 threatening, warning just you wait till your father gets back! beidh daor ort nuair a thiocfaidh d'athair ar ais! to lie in wait they lay in wait luigh siad i bhfolach to lie in wait for to lie in wait for sb luíochán a dhéanamh roimh dhuine, bheith i do luí roimh dhuine the photographers lay in wait for them bhí na grianghrafadóirí i bhfolach rompu to play the waiting game let's play the waiting game! fanaimis tamall! the police played the waiting game with the hijackers d'fhan na póilíní go foighneach leis na fuadaitheoirí wait a minute fan nóiméadfan bomaite wait a second fan soicind to wait and see we'll just have to wait and see caithfimid fanacht go bhfeicfimid, beidh le feiceáil wait for it! informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 announcing news tonight you've won - wait for it - €150,000 buaite agat anocht tá - fan go gcloise tú - €150,000; buaite agat anocht tá - fan go gcluine tú - €150,000; buaite agat anocht tá - an gcreidfeá - €150,000 2 telling sb to hold onfan!fan go fóill! to wait for the other shoe to drop (USSAM), informalneamhfhoirmeálta fanacht le huair na cinniúna to wait on sb hand and foot gach cóir a chur ar dhuineduine a chur ó bhos go bosbheith ag tindeáil ar dhuine what are we waiting for? cén fáth a bhfuilimid ag cur ama amú? what are you waiting for? cad é an mhoill atá ort? while you wait he cuts keys while you wait gearrann sé eochracha agus tú ag fanacht Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ wait around→ wait behind→ wait in→ wait out→ wait up
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