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estábamos esperando

we were waiting

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phrase Uncommon #22,147
we were waiting When followed by a person or thing, esperar means “to wait for.”
SP: Estábamos esperando a nuestros amigos.
EN: We were waiting for our friends.

Vaya, te estábamos esperando.

Wow, we were waiting for you.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Es lo que estábamos esperando.

It's what we were waiting for.

Te estábamos esperando.

We were waiting for you.

— El niño y la garza (2023)

Estábamos esperando.

We were waiting.

Estábamos esperando el autobús escolar.

We were waiting for the school bus.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Ha ocurrido el milagro que estábamos esperando.

The miracle we were waiting for has happened.

— Contratiempo (2017)

El momento que todos estábamos esperando.

The moment we were all waiting for.

— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)

La subasta que todos estábamos esperando.

The auction we've all been waiting for.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

Lo estábamos esperando con una taza de café.

We were waiting for him with a cup of coffee.

Estábamos esperando para hablar con él.

We were waiting to speak with him.

— Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

Vengo de ahí, y estábamos esperando.

I'm from there, and we were waiting.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Y verás que el apoyo que estábamos esperando llegará.

And you will see that the support we were waiting for will arrive.

Seewald, lo estábamos esperando.

Seewald, we were expecting you.

— El Submarino (1981)

La que estábamos esperando.

The one we were waiting for.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Lo estábamos esperando, Coronel.

We were expecting you, Colonel.

— Akira (1988)

Estábamos esperando su llamado.

We were expecting your call.

— La Escafandra Y La Mariposa (2007)

Estábamos esperando el autobús bajo la lluvia desde hacía media hora.

We had been waiting for the bus in the rain for half an hour.

Las estábamos esperando.

We were waiting for them.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)