Usage examples of "wait around for" in English with translation to Spanish

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What a gorgeous sunset! Let's hang around for a couple of minutes and watch it. ¡Qué puesta de sol más bonita! Rondemos por aquí unos cuantos minutos para verla.

I wandered around for a while. Di vueltas por ahí un rato.

I have better things to do than sit around all day waiting for Tom. Tengo mejores cosas que hacer que sentarme todo el día a esperar a Tom.

There was a time when Christopher Columbus challenged another explorer to a duel. The latter, an underhanded chap, did not take ten steps - as dictated by the rules - but two, then turned around to shoot. Unfortunately for him, Columbus hadn't taken any steps at all. Hubo una vez en la que Cristóbal Colón desafió a un duelo a otro explorador. El último, un tipo poco honrado, no dio diez pasos como marcan las reglas, sino dos; entonces se giró y disparó. Desgraciadamente para él, Colón no había dado ni un solo paso.

Police immediately sealed off the streets around the hotel as they searched for the bomb. La policía acordonó las calles cercanas al hotel de forma inmediata mientras buscaban la bomba.

One day when I was around the fountain, a poor woman came up to me asking for something to drink. Un día, cuando estaba cerca de la fuente, una mujer pobre se acercó preguntando por algo de beber.

Ask Tom not to wait for me. Decile a Tom que no me espere.

You have only to wait for her return. Solo te queda esperar a que ella regrese.

I'll wait for you in my room. Te esperaré en mi habitación.

I didn’t ask Tom to wait for me. No le pedí a Tom que me esperara.

She'll have to wait for him. Ella tendrá que esperarlo.

We have to wait for him. Tenemos que esperarle.

All we can do is to wait for him. Todo lo que podemos hacer es esperarle.

We can hardly wait for the party on Friday. Casi no podemos esperar la fiesta del viernes.

I was made to wait for a long time. Me hicieron esperar un buen rato.

Stay here and wait for her. Quédate aquí y espérale.

If he comes, tell him to wait for me. Si viene dile que me espere.

He'll wait for you. Él te esperará.

I'll wait for you. Te esperaré.

I don't know where to wait for her. No sé dónde esperarla.

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