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espera meaning in English

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desesperar-se verb

despair(to despair of)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈspeə(r)] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsper]

despond(to give up the will, courage, or spirit)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈspɒnd] [US: dɪ.ˈspɒnd]

dobrando o cabo da boa esperança preposition

over the hill(old, past the prime of life)
preposition

encontro inesperado noun
{m}

encounter [encounters](unplanned meeting)
noun
[UK: ɪnˈk.aʊn.tə(r)] [US: enˈk.aʊn.tər]

fortuna inesperada noun
{f}

fluke [flukes](stroke of luck)
noun
[UK: fluːk] [US: ˈfluːk]

inesperadamente adverb

unexpectedly(in an unexpected manner)
adverb
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪk.ˈspek.tɪd.li] [US: ˌʌ.nɪk.ˈspek.təd.li]

inesperado adjective

unexpected(not expected, anticipated or foreseen)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪk.ˈspek.tɪd] [US: ˌʌ.nɪk.ˈspek.təd]

unusual(not usual)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈjuː.ʒʊəl] [US: ʌ.ˈnjuː.ʒə.wəl]

lista de espera noun
{f}

waiting list [waiting lists](ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪt.ɪŋ lɪst] [US: ˈweɪt.ɪŋ ˈlɪst]

manter as esperanças verb

whistle past the graveyard(to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears)
verb

modo de espera noun
{m}

sleep mode(state of a computer system)
noun

monstro esperançoso noun
{m}

hopeful monster(an organism exhibiting a significant mutation that may form a new lineage)
noun

nêspera noun

loquat [loquats](fruit)
noun
[UK: ˈləʊ.kwɒt] [US: ˈloʊ.kwɒt]

nêspera noun
{f}

medlar [medlars](fruit of Mespilus)
noun
[UK: ˈmed.lə(r)] [US: ˈmed.lər]

o tempo e a maré não esperam por ninguém phrase

time and tide wait for no man(proverb)
phrase
[UK: ˈtaɪm ənd taɪd weɪt fɔː(r) nəʊ mæn] [US: ˈtaɪm ænd ˈtaɪd ˈweɪt ˈfɔːr ˈnoʊ ˈmæn]

perder as esperanças verb

give up(lose hope)
verb
[UK: ɡɪv ʌp] [US: ˈɡɪv ʌp]

quem espera sempre alcança phrase

good things come to those who wait(patience is a virtue)
phrase
[UK: ɡʊd ˈθɪŋz kʌm tuː ðəʊz huː weɪt] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈθɪŋz ˈkəm ˈtuː ðoʊz ˈhuː ˈweɪt]

sala de espera noun
{f}

lounge(waiting room)
noun
[UK: laʊndʒ] [US: ˈlaʊndʒ]

waiting room [waiting rooms](room)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪt.ɪŋ ruːm] [US: ˈweɪt.ɪŋ ˈruːm]

véspera noun
{f}

eve [eves](day or night before)
noun
[UK: iːv] [US: ˈiːv]

véspera de Natal proper noun
{f}

Christmas Eve(evening before Christmas Day)
proper noun
[UK: ˈkrɪ.sməs iːv] [US: ˈkrɪ.sməs ˈiːv]

Véspera de Todos os Santos proper noun
{f}

Halloween(October 31st)
proper noun
[UK: ˌhæ.lə.ˈwiːn] [US: ˌhæ.lə.ˈwiːn]

véspera do ano novo proper noun
{f}

New Year's Eve(holiday on December 31st)
proper noun
[UK: njuː ˈjiəz iːv] [US: nuː ˈjɪr̩z ˈiːv]

Vésperas asiáticas proper noun
{f}

Asiatic Vespers(massacre of Roman citizens in Anatolia in 88 BCE)
proper noun

Vésperas de 88 a.C proper noun
{f}

Asiatic Vespers(massacre of Roman citizens in Anatolia in 88 BCE)
proper noun

Vésperas efésias proper noun
{f}

Asiatic Vespers(massacre of Roman citizens in Anatolia in 88 BCE)
proper noun

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