esperar sentado

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to wait sitting.

Verb

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esperar sentado (first-person singular present espero sentado, first-person singular preterite esperei sentado, past participle esperado sentado)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see esperar,‎ sentado.
  2. (idiomatic) to wait for something that is unlikely to happen soon or at all; to hold one's breath