Usage examples of "esperando" in Spanish with translation to English

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Mucha gente le estaba esperando. A lot of people were waiting for him.
Tom corrió tan rápido como pudo esperando no perder el tren. Tom ran as fast as he could hoping that he wouldn't miss the train.
Ella está esperando un bebé. She is expecting a child.
Mis estudiantes han estado esperando impacientes los resultados del examen. My students have been eagerly awaiting the test results.
No están esperando al autobús. They aren't waiting for the bus.
Él estiró el cuello un poco esperando oír lo que estaban susurrando. He craned his neck a bit in hopes of hearing what they were whispering.
Estoy esperando una carta suya. I am expecting a letter from her.
Él siguió esperando durante horas. He kept waiting for hours and hours.
Esperando conseguir superpoderes, Cristóbal Colón una vez se quedó mirando al sol directamente durante cinco minutos. No funcionó. In hopes of attaining superhuman powers, Christopher Columbus once stared at the sun for five minutes straight. It didn't work.
Estaba esperando una carta de ella. I was expecting a letter from her.
Tom te ha estado esperando. Tom has been waiting for you.
Estamos esperando la publicación de su libro. We are expecting the publication of his book.
Estoy esperando a mi chofer. I am waiting for my driver.
Están esperando unas diez personas. About 10 people are waiting.
Estoy esperando a mi novio. I'm waiting for my boyfriend.
Estoy esperando a mi madre. I'm waiting for my mother.
Le estoy esperando a él. I'm waiting for him.
¡Tres horas te llevo esperando! I've been waiting for you for three hours!
Es lo que estaba esperando. This is what I was waiting for.
Me tuvo una hora esperando. He kept me waiting for an hour.
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