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aspettare

wait

verb ahs-peht-TAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'aspectare', to look toward

Also means

expect

Usage Note

Aspettare takes a direct object with no preposition — aspetto l'autobus, never 'aspetto per'. The reflexive aspettarsi shifts the sense to 'to expect': me lo aspettavo ('I expected it'). It also means to be pregnant: aspetta un bambino.

Examples

"Aspetto l'autobus alla fermata."

Natural Translation

I'm waiting for the bus at the stop.

Literal Translation

I-wait the-bus at-the stop.

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