waiting

wait·ing  (wtng)

n.

1. The act of remaining inactive or stationary.

2. A period of time spent waiting.

Idiom:

in waiting

In attendance, especially at a royal court.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	waiting - the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" wait inactivity - being inactive; being less active
Adj.	1.	waiting - being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting" ready and waiting ready - completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"

Translations

waiting [ˈweɪtɪŋ]

A. N

1. → espera f
the waiting seemed endless → la espera parecía interminable
he decided that the waiting had gone on long enough → decidió que ya se había esperado bastante
"no waiting" → prohibido aparcar, prohibido estacionarse(esp LAm)
a prime minister/government in waiting → un primer ministro/gobierno en potencia

2. (frm) (= service) → servicio m
to be in waiting on sb → estar de servicio con algn

B. CPD waiting game N to play a waiting game → esperar la ocasión apropiada
waiting list N → lista f de espera
waiting room N → sala f de espera

waiting [ˈweɪtɪŋ] n

→ attente f
"no waiting" (British) → "stationnement interdit"
waiting game n
to play a waiting game → attendre son heure
waiting list n → liste f d'attente
to be on the waiting list → être sur la liste d'attente
to be on the waiting list for sth → être sur la liste d'attente pour qch
waiting room n → salle f d'attente

waiting

n

→ Warten nt; all this waiting (around) → dieses ewige Warten, diese ewige Warterei (inf); no waiting → Halteverbot nt

(= royal service) those in waiting at the court … → wer bei Hof dient …

(by waiter etc) → Servieren nt, → Bedienen nt

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waiting:

waiting game

n → Wartespiel nt; to play a waiting → ein Wartespiel spielen; the siege/negotiations developed into a waiting → die Belagerung entwickelte sich/die Verhandlungen entwickelten sich zu einer Geduldsprobe

waiting list

n → Warteliste f

waiting room

n → Warteraum m; (at doctor’s) → Wartezimmer nt; (in railway station) → Wartesaal m

waiting [ˈweɪtɪŋ] n → attesa (Brit) (Aut) "no waiting" → "divieto di sosta"

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waiting [ˈweɪtɪŋ] n → attesa (Brit) (Aut) "no waiting" → "divieto di sosta"