Sentence examples of "expecting" in English

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Translations: all108 s'attendre78 attendre22 demander2 anticiper1 other translations5

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I am expecting a letter from her. Je m'attendais à une lettre de sa part.

The lawyer was expecting Ben. L'avocat attendait Ben.

I really wasn't expecting that from you. Je ne m'attendais vraiment pas à ça de ta part.

She is expecting a child. Elle attend un enfant.

We are expecting the publication of his book. Nous attendons la publication de son ouvrage.

I was expecting you last night. Je vous attendais la nuit dernière.

We're expecting a good harvest this year. On s'attend à une bonne récolte cette année.

You are expecting too much of her. Tu attends trop d'elle.

Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it. La vie commence quand on décide ce qu’on attend d’elle.

We expect him to succeed. On s'attend à ce qu'il réussisse.

It is to be expected. On doit s'y attendre.

He asked me what I expected. Il m'a demandé ce que j'espérais.

The trip is longer than I expected. Le voyage est plus long que je ne l'anticipais.

I didn't expect it. Je ne m'y suis pas attendu.

The people expected a victory speech. Les gens attendaient un discours de victoire.

You expect too much of your child. Tu en demandes trop à ton enfant.

It's what we expected. C'est ce à quoi nous nous attendions.

His parents expect too much of him. Ses parents attendent trop de lui.

I expected him to come. Je m'attendais à ce qu'il vienne.

One can't expect everything from schools. On ne peut pas tout attendre des écoles.

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