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Idiom | Language | Category |
!mire que hacen esperar a la gente así! | Portuguese | Impatience |
Aspettare col fiato sospeso | Spanish | Impatience |
Attendre en retenant son souffle | French | Impatience |
Däumchen drehen | German | Impatience |
Dejarlo entrar por una oreja y salir por la otra | Spanish | Impatience |
Die Hände in den Schoss legen | German | Impatience |
Entrar em uma orelha e sair pela outra | Portuguese | Impatience |
Etwas in einem Ohr hineingehen lassen und den anderen hinaus | German | Impatience |
Ficar sem fazer nada | Portuguese | Impatience |
In quälander Spannung erwarten | German | Impatience |
Laisser renter par (dans) une oreille et sortir de (par) l’autre | French | Impatience |
Lasciarlo entrare da una orecchia e uscire dall’altra | Italian | Impatience |
Me has tenido haciendo garavitas | Spanish | Impatience |
Mit verhaltenenem Atem | German | Impatience |
No les importa tenerte esperando | Portuguese | Impatience |
Rester à se tourner les pouces | French | Impatience |
Stare con le mani in mano | Italian | Impatience |
To let something go in one ear and out the other | English | Impatience |
To stand (to sit) twiddling one’s thumbs | English | Impatience |
To wait with bated breath | English | Impatience |
Ждать затаив дыхание | Russian | Impatience |
Иметь сквозняк в голове | Russian | Impatience |
С одного уха залетает с другого вылетает | Russian | Impatience |
Сидеть сложа руки | Russian | Impatience |