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1 expectation
[ekspek-]1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) pričakovanje2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) pričakovanje* * *[ekspektéišən]nounpričakovanje; upanje na dediščino; slutnja, domneva, verjetnostto answer ( —ali meet, come up to) one's expectation(s) — izpolniti, kar smo pričakovalito fall short of ( —ali not to come up to) one's expectation(s) — razočarati, ne izpolniti pričakovanja -
2 tiptoe
['tiptəu](to walk on the toes, usually in order to be quiet: He tiptoed past her bedroom door.) hoditi po prstih- walk- stand on tiptoes
- stand on tiptoe* * *[típtou]1.nounkonica prsta na nogion tiptoe, a-tiptoe — na (po) prstih; figuratively radovedno, napeto, previdno, skrivaj, tihoto be on tiptoe with curiosity — koprneti, goreti od radovednostito walk on tiptoe — po prstih hoditi;2.adjectivena prstih (stoječ)tiptoe step — koraki po prstih;3.adverbnapeto, previdno, skrivaj, tiho;4.intransitive verbhoditi po prstih
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Expectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Expectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 expectation expectation expectance expectancy Sgm: N 1 anticipation anticipation reckoning calculation Sgm: N 1 foresight foresight &c. 510 GRP: N 2 … English dictionary for students
Tiptoe — Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a tiptoe},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To be a tiptoe — Tiptoe Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To be on tiptoe — Tiptoe Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To stand a tiptoe — Tiptoe Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To stand on tiptoe — Tiptoe Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tiptoes — Tiptoe Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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