expect
/ɪkˈspekt/Translation
v [t]
›
⇨ esperar
I expect him to arrive any minute now Lo espero de un momento a otro
She's expecting a baby Está esperando un bebé
They expect me to work in my father's shop when I'm older Piensan que trabajaré en la tienda de mi padre cuando sea mayor
■ constr. to expect + to do sth ■ Se usa cuando existen razones para creer que algo sucederá. Comparar con hope (desear que algo suceda)v [i]
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⇨ suponer
⇨ creer
I expect we'll lose as usual Creo que vamos a perder, como de costumbre
■ constr. to expect + (that)›
⇨ confiar
⇨ esperar
I expect sincerity from him Espero que sea sincero
as one would expect
⇨ como es de esperar
I expect so UK (inform)
⇨ creo que sí
⇨ supongo que sí
(Definition of expect vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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