No. 2,407 in Portuguese
aguardam
"Await" or "wait for."
In a sentence
Os estudantes aguardam ansiosamente pelo início da aula.
The students eagerly await the start of the class.
In this context, 'aguardam' is used in its literal sense of 'to wait for' or 'to expect', indicating anticipation.
Os funcionários aguardam as instruções do gerente para começar o trabalho.
The employees are waiting for the manager's instructions to start working.
Here, 'aguardam' suggests a waiting for guidance or directions before proceeding with an action.
Nos arquivos, aguardam documentos que precisam ser revisados.
In the archives, documents that need to be reviewed are awaiting.
In this usage, 'aguardam' conveys waiting in a passive state, as objects waiting to be acted upon.
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