Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
There the spider waits for small insects like butterflies and dragonflies to be trapped.
クモはそこで、チョウとかトンボといった小さな昆虫が罠にかかるのを待つ。
Ten years is a long time to wait.
10年は待つには長い時間だ。
Whoever is at the door, please ask him to wait.
ドアの所にいる人が誰であれ、待つようにいってください。
The only thing we can do is wait.
待つしかない。
I had not waited long before she turned up.
待つほどもなく、彼女が姿を見せた。
There was nothing for it but to wait till he came back.
彼が戻って来るまで待つ以外しかたがなかった。
It doesn't require a scholar to interpret.
その解釈は学者を待つまでもない。
He is waiting for a telephone call.
彼は、電話がなるのを待つ。
Should I wait for her to come back?
彼女が帰ってくるのを待つべきですか。
We may as well wait.
ぼくたちは待つ方がよいだろう。
The operator told me to hang up and wait for a moment.
オペレーターは電話を切って少し待つよう私に言った。
If he should come in my absence, please ask him to wait until I come back.
留守中にもし彼がきたら、私が帰るまで待つように言ってください。
How long will it be?
待つ時間はどのくらいですか。
We had hardly waited for five minutes when the bus came.
5分待つか待たないうちにバスがきた。
The children are lined up for the bus.
子供達が一列に並んでバスを待つ。
We had better go home rather than wait here.
ここで待つより家に帰った方がよかろう。
For the time being, I will wait for the result of the survey.
今のところは、調査の結果を待つつもりです。
I had not waited long before he came.
待つほどもなく彼はやって来た。
Five years is too long to wait.
5年待つには長すぎる。
I don't feel like waiting any longer.
私はもうこれ以上待つ気がしない。
I feel restless when I have to wait too long for my friend to show up.
友達が現われるのを長い間待つといらいらする。
We should not be rash now; we should wait for a good chance.
今は焦らずに時を待つべきだ。
Six months is a long time to wait.
6ヶ月は、待つには長い時間だ。
I can but wait.
私はただ待つだけの事だ。
We had not been waiting long when the moon appeared.
待つほどもなく月が出た。
She told her son to wait a minute.
彼女は息子にちょっと待つように言った。
He does not like to wait until the last moment to do a thing.
彼は、何かをするとき最後の瞬間まで待つというのが好きではない。
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.