Usage examples of "s'attendait" in French with translation to English

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Il ne s'attendait pas à vivre si longtemps. He did not expect to live so long.
Il s'attendait à ce que la conversation dure longtemps. He expected that their talk was going to be long.
Elle s'attendait à ce qu'il quitte la ville. She expected him to leave town.
Tom s'attendait à ce que cela coûte beaucoup plus cher. Tom expected it to cost a lot more.
Ce fut plus court que ce à quoi elle s'attendait. It was shorter than she expected.
Ce fut plus court que ce à quoi il s'attendait. It was shorter than he expected.
Tout le monde s'attendait à ce que l'expérience échoue. Everybody expected that the experiment would result in failure.
Elle s'attendait à ce qu'il accepte le pot de vin. She expected him to take the bribe.
Ça a été plus court que ce à quoi il s'attendait. It was shorter than he expected.
Ça a été plus court que ce à quoi elle s'attendait. It was shorter than she expected.
Elle s'attendait à ce qu'il lui achète un cadeau de valeur. She expected him to buy her an expensive gift.
Personne ne s'attendait à ce qu'il se porte de nouveau candidat. No one expected him to be a candidate again.
Tom ne s'attendait pas à vendre sa vieille voiture pour autant d'argent. Tom didn't expect to sell his old car for so much money.
Les chercheurs déclarèrent que le soleil était tout à fait stable et qu'on ne s'attendait pas à ce qu'il se transforme en supernova à court terme. The researchers said that the sun was quite stable, and was not expected to go nova anytime soon.
« Je comprends parfaitement l'italien », se vanta-t-elle en choisissant un plat du menu, mais lorsque la nourriture fut servie, ce n'était pas du tout ce à quoi elle s'attendait. "I understand Italian perfectly," she boasted while choosing a dish from the menu, but when the food was served, it was not at all what she expected.
De bons résultats sont attendus. Good results are expected.
Nous attendons beaucoup de lui. We expect a lot from him.
Nous attendons de bons résultats. We expect good results.
Tu es attendu à cinq heures. You are expected to come by 5:00.
Il faut s'attendre au pire. We have to expect the worst.
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