EXPECTING - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

expecting mother N

expecting mother

werdende Mutter

expecting parents N

expecting parents

werdende Eltern

ex·pect [ɪkˈspekt, ek-] VB trans

1. expect (anticipate):

to expect sb/sth

jdn/etw erwarten

to expect sb/sth

mit jdm/etw rechnen

as was to be expected, grandma was fine

wie erwartet ging es Oma gut

that was to be expected

das war zu erwarten

that was to be expected

damit musste man rechnen

I expected as much

damit habe ich gerechnet

I expected as much

ich habe nichts anderes erwartet

to half expect sth

fast mit etw dat rechnen

to half expect sth

fast von etw dat ausgehen

we were half expecting you to not come back

wir haben Sie eigentlich schon nicht mehr zurückerwartet

it is to be expected that ...

man kann davon ausgehen [o. damit rechnen] , dass ...

to expect to do sth

damit rechnen, etw zu tun

2. expect (demand):

to expect sth of [or from] sb

etw von jdm erwarten

I expected better of you than that

von dir habe ich mir eigentlich mehr erhofft

what can you expect at that price!

für den Preis kann man das nicht erwarten!

to expect sb to do sth

erwarten, dass jd etw tut

borrowers are expected to return their books on time

Entleiher müssen ihre Bücher rechtzeitig zurückgeben

3. expect inf (suppose):

to expect sth

etw glauben [o. denken]

don't you think? — I expect so/not

glaubst du? — ich denke schon/nicht

to expect [that] ...

glauben [o. annehmen] , [dass] ...

I expect that it is somewhere in your bedroom

ich schätze, es ist irgendwo in deinem Schlafzimmer

I expect you'd like a rest

Sie möchten sich sicher ausruhen

4. expect (wait for):

to expect sb/sth

jdn/etw erwarten

is someone expecting you?

werden Sie erwartet?

to be expecting a baby

ein Kind erwarten

to expect sb/sth to do sth

erwarten, dass jd/etw etw tut

we expected the letter to arrive yesterday

wir haben den Brief für gestern erwartet

so, we may expect to see you next Thursday

wir dürfen Sie also am nächsten Donnerstag erwarten

Phrases:

I'll expect you when I see you inf

wenn du kommst, bist du da inf

expect me when you see me inf

wenn ich komme, bin ich da inf

Present

I	expect
you	expect
he/she/it	expects
we	expect
you	expect
they	expect

Past

I	expected
you	expected
he/she/it	expected
we	expected
you	expected
they	expected

Present Perfect

I	have	expected
you	have	expected
he/she/it	has	expected
we	have	expected
you	have	expected
they	have	expected

Past Perfect

I	had	expected
you	had	expected
he/she/it	had	expected
we	had	expected
you	had	expected
they	had	expected