Sentence examples of "expectations" in English

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Translations: all23 attente16 espérance3 other translations4
He will never live up to his parent's expectations. Il ne satisfera jamais aux ambitions de ses parents.
For one reason or another their holiday in France didn't come up to expectations. Pour une raison quelconque, leurs vacances en France ne les ont pas satisfaits.
A lie said to avoid hurting someone's feelings and expectations is called a "white lie." On appelle "pieux mensonge" un mensonge qui n'a pour but que d'éviter de heurter les sentiments ou les espoirs de quelqu'un.
It is always difficult for a son to live up to the expectations of his parents. Il est toujours difficile à un fils de satisfaire les espoirs de ses parents.
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