expecting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for expecting in the English»French Dictionary

I.expect [Brit ɪkˈspɛkt, ɛkˈspɛkt, Am ɪkˈspɛkt] VB trans

1. expect (anticipate):

expect event, victory, defeat, trouble

s'attendre à

to expect the worst

s'attendre au pire

we expect fine weather

il devrait faire beau

what did you expect?

qu'est-ce que tu croyais?

I expected as much

je m'y attendais

you knew what to expect

tu savais à quoi t'attendre

to expect sb to do

s'attendre à ce que qn fasse

she is expected to win

on s'attend à ce qu'elle gagne, elle devrait gagner

he is expected to arrive at six

son arrivée est prévue pour six heures, on l'attend pour six heures

to expect that …

s'attendre à ce que …

+ subj I expect (that) I'll lose

je m'attends à perdre, je pense que je vais perdre

it is only to be expected that he should go

il est bien naturel qu'il y aille

it was hardly to be expected that she should agree

il n'était guère probable qu'elle accepterait

more/worse than expected

plus/pire que prévu

not as awful as I had expected

pas aussi terrible que je le craignais

2. expect (rely on):

expect sympathy, help

s'attendre à (from de la part de)

don't expect any sympathy from me!

ne t'attends à aucune compassion de ma part!

I expect you to be punctual

je vous demande d'être ponctuel

3. expect (await):

expect baby, guest, company

attendre

I'm expecting someone

j'attends quelqu'un

what time shall we expect you?

à quelle heure penses-tu venir?

expect me when you see me Brit

je ne sais pas à quelle heure j'arriverai

4. expect (require):

expect commitment, hard work

demander, attendre (from de)

to expect sb to do

demander à qn de faire, attendre de qn qu'il/elle fasse

you will be expected to work at weekends

vous devrez travailler le week-end, on attendra de vous que vous travailliez le week-end

I can't be expected to know everything

je ne peux pas tout savoir

it's too much to expect

c'est trop demander

5. expect Brit (suppose):

I expect so

je pense que oui

I don't expect so

je ne pense pas

I expect you're tired

vous devez être fatigué

I expect you'd like a bath

voulez-vous prendre un bain?

II.expect [Brit ɪkˈspɛkt, ɛkˈspɛkt, Am ɪkˈspɛkt] VB intr

1. expect (anticipate):

to expect to do

s'attendre à faire

I expect to lose/to be working late

je m'attends à perdre/à devoir travailler tard

I was expecting to do better

je comptais faire mieux

2. expect (require):

to expect to do

bien compter faire

I expect to see you there

je compte bien vous y voir

Phrases:

to be expecting (be pregnant)

attendre un enfant

to be expecting (be pregnant)

être enceinte

III.expected ADJ

expected guest, letter

attendu

expected attack, reaction

prévu, escompté

expected income, price rise, sales

prévu

the expected $9 million loss

la perte prévue de neuf millions de dollars

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realistically, she can expect…

en réalité, elle peut s'attendre à…

confidently expect, predict

en toute confiance

Translations for expecting in the French»English Dictionary

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attendre un bébé

to be expecting a baby

attendre que les alouettes vous tombent toutes rôties dans le bec prov

to expect everything just to drop into one's lap

attendre un arrivage

to expect a delivery

jouer les pachas inf

to expect to be waited on hand and foot

les experts prévoient une pénalisation des entreprises par …

observers expect companies will be penalized by …

escompter que …

to expect ou anticipate that …

nous nous attendons à des représailles de leur part

we expect them to retaliate

expecting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for expecting in the English»French Dictionary

expect [ɪkˈspekt] VB trans

1. expect (think likely):

expect

s'attendre à

to expect to +infin

s'attendre à +infin

to expect sb to +infin

s'attendre à ce que +subj

to expect sth from sb

s'attendre à qc de la part de qn

I expect he'll refuse

je suppose qu'il va refuser

2. expect (require):

expect

attendre

to expect sth from sb

attendre qc de qn

I expect you to +infin

j'attends de vous que vous +subj

is that too much to expect?

est-ce que c'est trop demander?

3. expect (wait for):

expect

attendre

to be expecting (a baby)

attendre un bébé

Translations for expecting in the French»English Dictionary

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s'attendre à des représailles de la part de qn

to expect reprisals from sb

escompter +infin

to expect to +infin

présumer une issue heureuse/de bons résultats

to expect a happy outcome/good results

comme de bien entendu

as you'd expect

s'attendre à la réciproque

to expect the same (treatment)

je m'en doute

I expect so

attendre

to expect

n'attendre que ça

to expect just that

s'attendre à qc

to expect sth

il faut faire la part du hasard

always expect the unexpected

s'attendre au pire

to expect the worst

expecting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to expect to +infin

s'attendre à +infin

to expect sb to +infin

s'attendre à ce que +subj

to expect sth from sb

s'attendre à qc de la part de qn

I expect he'll refuse

je suppose qu'il va refuser

to expect sth from sb

attendre qc de qn

I expect you to +infin

j'attends de vous que vous +subj

is that too much to expect?

est-ce que c'est trop demander?

to be expecting (a baby)

attendre un bébé

to be expecting sb/sth at any moment

attendre qn/qc à tout moment

to expect a happy outcome/good results

présumer une issue heureuse/de bons résultats

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The news was hardly reassuring as the besieged had been expecting an earlier rescue.

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She unexpectedly finds herself connecting with her new stepmother, who is nervously expecting her first child.

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Another woman tried turned up at the check-in counter with her bathtub, expecting the item to be checked in.

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Expecting to find a small fish population, the researchers caught twenty fish in one catch, increasing previous estimates of the loch's fish population about ninefold.

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Provided without expecting active interplay by the person seeking assistance, it may pacify people and make them dependent.

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What we do know is the budget last week did not give the government campaign the lift-off it was expecting.

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Expecting trouble, the fighting ships hoist up their lateen sails and load up their cannon.

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Some drill instructors will test that pride by attempting to dishonor the guidon and expecting the recruits to intervene.

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Do most moms only first begin to read up on parenting and pregnancy once they're officially expecting?

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We're expecting some stylish maternity wear from this glamorous woman.

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