await

attendere, aspettare

Aspettare che qualcuno o qualcosa arrivi, oppure che qualcosa accada.

In inglese semplice: To wait for someone or something to arrive or happen.

• We await your reply.
• The passengers awaited news of their flight.
• She is awaiting the results of her blood test.

Come si usa: await someone/something (The committee awaits the final report.)

Sinonimi: wait for

Espressioni comuni: await a reply, await trial, await the results

attendere, aspettare

Essere pronto per qualcuno o essere qualcosa che probabilmente gli accadrà in futuro.

In inglese semplice: To be ready for someone or likely to happen to them in the future.

• A surprise awaits you inside.
• Several difficult choices awaited her after graduation.
• What adventures await us on this island?

Come si usa: something awaits someone (A warm welcome awaits every visitor.)

Sinonimi: lie ahead of, be in store for

Espressioni comuni: await someone ahead, await someone inside, await the winner