was waiting, was hoping
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| Third | esperaba | esperaban |
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| First | esperaba | esperábamos |
| Second | esperabas | — |
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El abogado esperaba a Ben.
The lawyer was waiting for Ben.
Detrás de la puerta, la riqueza lo esperaba.
Wealth awaited him behind the door.
The lawyer was waiting for him.
Sin embargo, el coche que te esperaba era el mismo que te dejó.
However, the car that was waiting for you was the same one that dropped you off.
— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)
Esperaba encontrar huellas dactilares en el paraguas, pero no ha habido suerte.
I was hoping to find fingerprints on the umbrella, but no luck.
— Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) (2003)
I was hoping you'd come.
I hoped to surprise you.
Sólo dije que esperaba dejar de vender coches y retirarme al campo.
I just said I hoped to stop selling cars and retire to the countryside.
— Rebeca (1940)
Te esperaba más tarde, apenas acabo de salir del trabajo.
I was expecting you later, I just got off work.
— Sin amor (2017)
Yo misma, no lo esperaba de sí.
I myself didn't expect it from him.
— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)
It’s exactly as I expected.
Vi un accidente de tránsito mientras esperaba al bus.
I saw a traffic accident while waiting for the bus.
Los resultados del examen no son los que esperaba.
The exam results are not what I expected.
Le esperaba, pero no tan pronto.
I was expecting him, but not so soon.
Falleció repentinamente, cuando menos se lo esperaba.
He died suddenly, when it was least expected.
— Vivir (1952)
Lo hizo mejor de lo que cualquiera esperaba.
He did better than anyone expected.
El hombre que esperaba el autobús perdió la paciencia.
The man waiting for the bus lost his patience.
Tenoch, se disculpó, su novia lo esperaba para ir al cine.
Tenoch apologized; his girlfriend was waiting for him to go to the movies.
— Y tu mamá también (2001)
Eso es lo que esperaba de mi hija.
That's what I expected from my daughter.
Esperaba esa pregunta dentro de media hora.
I was expecting that question in half an hour.
A crowd was waiting to see him.
Es la última persona que esperaba en mi puerta.
He is the last person I expected at my door.
— Caché (Escondido) (2005)
I expected to succeed.
Si me hubiesen pedido una cita los esperaba con un café.
If they had asked me for a date, I would have waited for them with a coffee.
— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)
En los brazos del cielo la luna esperaba sola.
In the arms of the sky, the moon waited alone.
— Devdas (2002)
Perdí a mis niños en la multitud que esperaba el último barco hacia la libertad.
I lost my children in the crowd waiting for the last boat to freedom.
Tom esperaba ganar el primer premio.
Tom was hoping to win first prize.
¡Sí! ¡Por fin llegó el paquete que esperaba!
Yes! The package I was waiting for has finally arrived!
Tu madre te esperaba pacientemente.
Your mother was waiting patiently for you.
Bueno, eso no me lo esperaba para nada.
Well, I wasn't expecting that at all.
Esperaba a Favell, pero no había venido.
I was expecting Favell, but he hadn't arrived.
— Rebeca (1940)
Esperaba convencerlo de que viniera conmigo.
I hoped to convince him to come with me.
— Campo de sueños (1989)
Ella esperaba a su amante en la estación.
She was waiting for her lover at the station.
Esperaba sorprender a Tom.
I hoped to surprise Tom.
I was expecting you last week.
— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)
Tom comió mucho más de lo que esperaba.
Tom ate much more than he expected.
Esperaba hacer amigos cerca de su lugar de trabajo.
He hoped to make friends near his workplace.
Nadie esperaba tal derrota rápida para el luchador ruso.
No one expected such a quick defeat for the Russian fighter.
— Dangal (2016)
Esperaba ver a tu abogado contigo.
I was expecting to see your lawyer with you.
— París, je t'aime (2006)
Esperaba más de un luchador del equipo titular.
I expected more from a fighter on the starting lineup.
Se aseguro de que nadie le viera llegar a la habitación donde ella le esperaba.
He made sure that no one saw him arrive at the room where she was waiting for him.
— Contratiempo (2017)
Esperaba poder almorzar juntos la próxima semana.
I was hoping to have lunch together next week.
Fue un cambio rápido que nadie esperaba en la empresa.
It was a rapid change that no one in the company expected.
Muchas gracias, Mark, es exactamente lo que esperaba.
Thank you so much, Mark, it's exactly what I expected.
— Love Actually (2003)
Ese no es el resultado que ella esperaba.
That isn’t the result she expected.
Fumé un cigarrillo mientras te esperaba.
I smoked a cigarette while I waited for you.
— El profesional (Léon) (1994)
I wasn't expecting you so soon.
Hoy logré hacer todo lo que esperaba.
Today I managed to do everything I hoped to do.
Quizás no se crea que no le esperaba.
Perhaps he doesn't believe that I wasn't expecting him.
— Caché (Escondido) (2005)
Esperaba encontrarme con ella aquí.
I was hoping to meet her here.
It's more than I expected.
Ahora, traidor, eso no lo esperaba.
Now, traitor, I wasn’t expecting that.
— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)
I was waiting for your call.
I was waiting for you, I wanted to see you.
— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)
I was hoping to get here sooner.
Tom leía un periódico mientras esperaba al bus.
Tom was reading a newspaper while waiting for the bus.
Disculpe, esperaba a alguien mayor.
Excuse me, I was expecting someone older.
— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)
No es la respuesta que esperaba.
It’s not the answer I expected.
Esto también es lo último que esperaba.
This is also the last thing I expected.
— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)
Sí, debo admitir que no eres quien esperaba.
Yes, I must admit that you are not who I expected.
— Eternity (2025)
A huge crowd was waiting.
Yo tampoco esperaba entrar al Estadio de los Yanquis.
I didn't expect to get into Yankee Stadium either.
It took longer than I expected.
It was you I was waiting for.
Una gran multitud esperaba el discurso del presidente.
A large crowd awaited the president's speech.
Esperaba ansiosamente a la ambulancia mientras sus labios se ponían azules.
She waited anxiously for the ambulance as her lips turned blue.
Esperaba que vinieras a mí anoche.
I was hoping you'd come to me last night.
Ella era la última persona que esperaba encontrar aquel día.
She was the last person he expected to run into that day.
El perro esperaba día tras día el regreso de su amo.
The dog waited day after day for his master to return.
Te esperaba en el aeropuerto, ¿qué te ha pasado?
I was expecting you at the airport, what happened to you?
— La dolce vita (1960)
No creo que nadie se lo esperaba.
I don't think anyone expected that.
Esperaba una conducta más sensata por su parte.
I expected more sensible behavior from him.
— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)
Esperaba no tener que llegar a esto, pero aquí tiene mi carta de dimisión.
I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but here is my resignation letter.
— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)
A terrible fate awaited him.
La pregunta del examen era más difícil de lo que esperaba.
The exam question was more difficult than I expected.