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desiste de esperar

[duh-zees-chuh jee esh-puh-rahr]
verb phrase
gives up waiting
1. To stop waiting for something or someone; to abandon hope or expectation
He desists from waiting for her call.
Ele desiste de esperar pela ligação dela.
2. To cease an action of waiting; to stop anticipating
She finally desists from waiting and leaves the restaurant.
Ela finalmente desiste de esperar e sai do restaurante.
NYC Slang
gives up the wait
Synonyms
abandona a esperapara de esperardeixa de esperarrenuncia à esperacessa de esperar
Antonyms
continua esperandopersevera na esperamantém a esperançainsiste em esperar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desiste de esperar
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
desiste de esperar
Common colloquial usage
São Paulo
desiste de esperar
Standard formal and informal usage
Portugal
desiste de esperar
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

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desiste de esperar por milagres
desiste de esperar sentado
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