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Vamos esperar a poeira baixar.

Let's wait for the dust to settle.

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Why every word is where it is

Vamosverblet'sir · present · 1st pl.esperarverbwait (for)infinitiveadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitepoeira1noundustfem. · sing.baixar2verbsettleinfinitive.

esperar → baixar: esperar + noun + infinitive
poeira → baixar: poeira = subject of baixar

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
«poeira» = dust (Spanish «polvo»; Portuguese «polvo» is an octopus!).
2
«esperar X + infinitive» = to wait for X to… (Spanish: esperar a que + subjunctive).