expect

expect
expect [ɪkˈspekt]
1. transitive verb
   a. ( = anticipate) s'attendre à ; ( = predict) prévoir ; ( = count on) compter sur ; ( = hope for) espérer
• I expected as much je m'y attendais
• as we had expected, he failed il a échoué, comme nous l'avions prévu
• this suitcase is not as heavy as I expected cette valise n'est pas aussi lourde que je le croyais
• I did not expect that of him je ne m'attendais pas à cela de lui
• we were expecting rain nous nous attendions à de la pluie
• to expect that ... s'attendre à ce que ... + subj
• I expect that he'll come je pense qu'il viendra
• to expect to do sth compter faire qch
• I know what to expect je sais à quoi m'attendre
• well what did you expect? il fallait s'y attendre !
• to expect the worst s'attendre au pire
• as expected comme prévu
• that was to be expected il fallait s'y attendre
• it is expected that ... on s'attend à ce que ... + subj
► to be expected to do sth
• the talks are expected to last two or three days les négociations devraient durer deux ou trois jours
• she is expected to make an announcement this afternoon elle doit faire une déclaration cet après-midi
• inflation is expected to rise this year on s'attend à ce que l'inflation augmente cette année
   b. ( = suppose) I expect so je crois que oui
• this work is very tiring -- yes, I expect it is ce travail est très fatigant -- oui, je m'en doute
• I expect he'll soon have finished je pense qu'il aura bientôt fini
• I expect you're tired je suppose que vous êtes fatigué
   c. ( = require) attendre (sth from sb qch de qn)
• you can't expect too much from him il ne faut pas trop lui en demander
• the company expects employees to be punctual l'entreprise attend de ses employés qu'ils soient ponctuels
• what do you expect of me? qu'attendez-vous de moi ?
• I expect you to tidy your own room tu devras ranger ta chambre toi-même
• what do you expect me to do about it? que voulez-vous que j'y fasse ?
• you can't expect them to take it seriously comment voulez-vous qu'ils prennent cela au sérieux ?
• are we expected to leave now? est-ce que nous sommes censés partir tout de suite ?
   d. ( = await) [+ letter, visitor] attendre
• I am expecting her tomorrow at 7pm elle doit arriver demain à 19 heures
• we are expecting the parcel this week nous devons recevoir le colis cette semaine
• I am expecting them for dinner ils doivent venir dîner
• to be expecting a baby attendre un enfant
2. intransitive verb
[pregnant woman] she is expecting (inf) elle attend un enfant
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[ɪk'spekt] 1.
transitive verb
1) (anticipate) s'attendre à [event, victory, defeat, trouble]

to expect the worst — s'attendre au pire

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 somebody to do — s'attendre à ce que quelqu'un fasse

she is expected to win — on s'attend à ce qu'elle gagne

he is expected to arrive at six — 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

it is only to be expected that he should go — c'est bien naturel qu'il y aille

it was hardly to be expected that — on ne pouvait guère s'attendre à ce que (+ subj)

more/worse than expected — plus/pire que prévu

2) (rely on) s'attendre à [sympathy, help] (from de la part de)
3) (await) attendre [baby, guest, company]

expect me when you see me — GB je ne sais pas à quelle heure j'arriverai

4) (require) demander, attendre [commitment, hard work] (from de)

I expect you to be punctual — je vous demande d'être ponctuel

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) GB (suppose)

I expect so — je pense que oui

I don't expect so — je ne pense pas

I expect he's tired — il doit être fatigué

2.
intransitive verb
1) (anticipate)

to expect to do — s'attendre à faire

I was expecting to do better — je comptais faire mieux

2) (require)

I expect to see you there — je compte bien vous y voir

3) (be pregnant)

to be expecting — attendre un enfant


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