expectativas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for expectativas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

expectativa N f

1. expectativa (espera):

seguimos a la expectativa del anuncio

we are still waiting for the announcement

2. expectativa (esperanza):

expectativa

expectation

defraudó las expectativas de su padre

he failed to live up to his father's expectations

causó gran expectativa en la Bolsa

it created an atmosphere of great expectation on the stock exchange

3. expectativa <expectativas fpl > (perspectivas):

expectativas

prospects pl

no tengo muchas expectativas

my prospects aren't very good

no tiene expectativas de futuro con esta empresa

he has no future with this company

tienen pocas expectativas de ganar

they have little hope of winning

expectativas de vida N fpl

expectativas de vida

life expectancy

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no quiero crear falsas expectativas en mis alumnos

I don't want to raise false hopes among my students

no quiero crear falsas expectativas en mis alumnos

I don't want to give my students false hopes

Translations for expectativas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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life expectancy

expectativas fpl de vida

their expectations are unrealistically high

son muy poco realistas en sus expectativas

profits warning

profit warning m (advertencia sobre cambios en las expectativas de beneficios)

life expectancy

expectativas fpl de vida

expectation U or C often pl

expectativa f

the plan succeeded beyond all expectation(s)

el éxito del plan superó con creces todas las expectativas

she didn't live up to her father's expectations

defraudó las esperanzas or expectativas de su padre

expectation (of inheritance)

expectativas fpl (de heredar)

expectation (of promotion)

expectativas fpl (de ascenso)

to be in limbo

estar a la expectativa or a la espera

anticipation

expectativa f

after months of anticipation

tras meses de expectativa

expectativas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for expectativas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

expectativa N f

1. expectativa (expectación):

expectativa

expectation

estar a la expectativa de algo

to be on the lookout for sth

2. expectativa (perspectiva):

expectativa

prospect

expectativa de vida

life expectancy

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she doesn't want to lead him on

no quiere darle falsas expectativas

expectation

expectativa f

to marry beneath one's self

casarse por debajo de sus expectativas

to marry below oneself

casarse por debajo de sus expectativas

expectativas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

estar a la expectativa de algo

to be on the lookout for sth

expectativa de vida

life expectancy

casarse por debajo de sus expectativas

to marry below oneself

casarse por debajo de sus expectativas

to marry beneath one's self