espera

== Asturian == === Verb === espera third-person singular present indicative of esperar second-person singular imperative of esperar == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpe.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈpe.ɾa] === Verb === espera inflection of esperar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈpɛɾɐ/ === Verb === espera inflection of esperar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ra === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from esperar. ==== Noun ==== espera f (plural esperas) wait (time spent waiting) ambush (wait for someone in order to attack them) Synonym: esperinha ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== espera inflection of esperar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “espera”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “espera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈpeɾa/ [esˈpe.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: es‧pe‧ra === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from esperar. Compare English desperate. ==== Noun ==== espera f (plural esperas) wait sala de espera ― waiting room ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== espera inflection of esperar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “espera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025