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1 aspettativa
f expectationda lavoro unpaid leave* * *aspettativa s.f.1 ( attesa) wait, waiting2 ( speranza) expectation; hope; anticipation: contrariamente ad ogni aspettativa, contrary to all expectation (s); corrispondere all'aspettativa, to come up to s.o.'s expectation (s); deludere le aspettative, not to come up to (o to fall short of o to fail to meet) expectation (s)3 (dir.) ( esonero temporaneo) leave (of absence): essere in aspettativa, to be temporarily relieved of one's duties (o to be on leave); aspettativa di un diritto, expectation of a right; aspettativa per malattia, sick leave.* * *[aspetta'tiva]sostantivo femminile1) (speranza) expectationrispondere alle -e — [ persona] to live up to expectations; [prodotto, risultato] to match expectations
contro, al di là di ogni aspettativa — against, beyond all expectations
2) amm. burocr. leave (of absence)* * *aspettativa/aspetta'tiva/sostantivo f.1 (speranza) expectation; deludere le -e to fall short of expectations; rispondere alle -e [ persona] to live up to expectations; [prodotto, risultato] to match expectations; contro, al di là di ogni aspettativa against, beyond all expectations2 amm. burocr. leave (of absence); mettersi in to take (temporary) leave (of absence). -
2 speranza
f hopesenza speranza hopeless* * *speranza s.f.1 hope: oltre ogni speranza, beyond all hope; senza speranza, hopeless (agg.); hopelessly (avv.); una vaga speranza, a vague hope; è pieno di speranza, he is very hopeful; ho buone speranze che torni presto, I have high hopes that he will soon come back; non ho speranza, I have no hope; ho abbandonato ogni speranza, I've given up all hope; essere appesi a un filo di speranza, to hang on to a glimmer of hope; cullarsi in vane speranze, to cherish vain hopes; deludere le speranze di qlcu., to disappoint s.o.'s expectations; esprimere la ferma speranza che..., to express the confident hope that...; nutrire la speranza di fare qlco., to set one's hopes on doing sthg.; riporre le proprie speranze in qlco., in qlcu., to pin one's hopes on sthg., on s.o.; vivere di speranza, to live on hope; vivere nella speranza di fare qlco., to live in the hope of doing sthg. // nella speranza di ricevere presto vostre notizie, hoping to hear from you soon; si cerca ancora nella speranza di trovare superstiti, searches are still going on in the hope of finding survivors // un ragazzo di belle speranze, a promising boy (o a boy full of promise) // quel ragazzo era la speranza di suo padre, that boy was his father's hope // è una speranza del calcio, del cinema italiano, he's one of the great hopes of Italian football, of the Italian cinema // il colore della speranza, the colour of hope // finché c'è vita c'è speranza, while there is life there is hope2 (stat.) expectation, expectancy: speranza matematica, mathematical expectation; speranza ( media) di vita, expectation of life (o life expectancy).* * *[spe'rantsa]sostantivo femminile1) hopenella speranza di qcs., di fare — in the hope of sth., of doing
nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie — (in una lettera) I look forward to hearing from you soon
2) (possibilità) hope, prospect, expectationessere senza speranza o al di là di ogni speranza to be without hope o beyond all hope; avere buone -e di fare to have great o high hopes of doing; c'è qualche speranza di miglioramento — there is some prospect of improvement
3) (promessa) hope, promise; (di una squadra) prospect•speranza di vita — biol. life expectancy
••di belle -e — up and coming, promising
* * *speranza/spe'rantsa/sostantivo f.1 hope; nella speranza di qcs., di fare in the hope of sth., of doing; nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie (in una lettera) I look forward to hearing from you soon; hanno perso quasi ogni speranza di ritrovarlo they don't hold out much hope of finding him; con lui ho perso ogni speranza I've given up on him2 (possibilità) hope, prospect, expectation; un caso senza speranza a hopeless case; essere senza speranza o al di là di ogni speranza to be without hope o beyond all hope; avere buone -e di fare to have great o high hopes of doing; c'è qualche speranza di miglioramento there is some prospect of improvement3 (promessa) hope, promise; (di una squadra) prospect; le -e della musica italiana the young hopefuls of the Italian music worlddi belle -e up and coming, promising; la speranza è l'ultima a morire hope springs eternal (in the human breast)\speranza di vita biol. life expectancy. -
3 previsione
foreseen* * *f forecastprevisioni pl del tempo weather forecast sg* * *previsione s.f.1 forecast, prevision, prediction; expectation; anticipation: previsioni del raccolto, forecast for the harvest; previsioni del tempo, meteorologiche, weather forecast; ciò è contro le mie previsioni, that goes against my predictions; non posso fare nessuna previsione, I cannot make any forecast; il suo successo ha superato ogni previsione, his success has gone beyond all expectations; le tue previsioni erano tutte sbagliate, your forecasts were all wrong // in previsione di, in anticipation of // (dir.) previsione legale, legal provision; salvo previsione contraria, unless otherwise provided2 (econ., comm.) anticipation, forecast, forecasting, estimate; ( prospettiva) outlook: bilancio di previsione, budget; previsione delle vendite, forecast of sales; previsioni congiunturali, business outlook; previsioni di mercato, market forecast; previsione della domanda, anticipation of demand; previsione delle spese, delle entrate, estimate of expenditure, of revenue; previsione budgetaria, budget forecasting; fare previsioni, to plan.* * *[previ'zjone]sostantivo femminile1) foresight, expectation, prediction, prevision2) comm. econ. forecast•* * *previsione/previ'zjone/sostantivo f.1 foresight, expectation, prediction, prevision; fare delle -i to forecast; in previsione di fare with a view to doing; in previsione del disastro imminente in contemplation of the imminent disaster; contro tutte le -i against all expectation(s); vincere contro ogni previsione to win against the odds2 comm. econ. forecast- i del tempo weather forecast(ing). -
4 aspettativa sf
[aspetta'tiva](previsione, speranza) expectationinferiore/superiore all'aspettativa — worse/better than expected
corrispondere alle/deludere le aspettative di qn — to come up to/fall short of sb's expectations
superare ogni aspettativa — to exceed o go beyond all expectations
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5 aspettativa
sf [aspetta'tiva](previsione, speranza) expectationinferiore/superiore all'aspettativa — worse/better than expected
corrispondere alle/deludere le aspettative di qn — to come up to/fall short of sb's expectations
superare ogni aspettativa — to exceed o go beyond all expectations
См. также в других словарях:
beyond expectation — more than was anticipated, greater than expected … English contemporary dictionary
Beyond — Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that flaming… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beyond sea — Beyond Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expectation — noun (usually expectations) ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, high, lofty (esp. AmE) ▪ modest ▪ I have modest expectations about what my research can accomplish … Collocations dictionary
expectation — ex|pec|ta|tion W2S2 [ˌekspekˈteıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] what you think or hope will happen expectation that ▪ For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die. in (the) expectation of sth ▪ Anne left Germany in the expectation of … Dictionary of contemporary English
expectation */*/*/ — UK [ˌekspekˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms expectation : singular expectation plural expectations 1) [countable/uncountable] the belief that something will happen expectation of: The team set off without any expectation of success. in expectation … English dictionary
expectation — / ekspek teISFn/ noun (C, U) 1 the belief that something will happen because it is likely or planned: your expectation is that: My expectation is that interest rates will go up. | against/contrary to (all) expectations: Against all expectations,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
expectation — ex|pec|ta|tion [ ,ekspek teıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the belief that something will happen: expectation of: The team set off without any expectation of success. in expectation of: His associate had given the information in expectation… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
To go beyond — Beyond Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expectation of life — noun the average duration of life beyond a person s attained age, as shown by mortality tables …
Inexpectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inexpectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inexpectation inexpectation non expectation Sgm: N 1 false expectation false expectation &c.(disappointment) 509 Sgm: N 1 miscalculation miscalculation &c. 481 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N … English dictionary for students