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1 expectative
expectative [εkspεktativ]feminine noun( = incertitude) state of uncertainty ; ( = attente prudente) cautious approach• être or rester dans l'expectative (incertitude) to be still waiting ; (attente prudente) to wait and see* * *ɛkspɛktativnom féminin ( attente prudente) prudent approach* * *ɛkspɛktativ nf* * *expectative nf1 ( attente prudente) prudent approach; rester dans l'expectative to wait and see; nous sommes dans l'expectative we'll have to wait and see;2 ( espérance) hope; vivre dans l'expectative de qch to live in hope of sth.[ɛkspɛktativ] nom féminin[attente - incertaine] state of uncertainty ; [ - prudente] cautious wait ; [ - pleine d'espoir] expectancy, expectation————————dans l'expectative locution adverbialea. [espérer] to be in a state of expectationb. [être incertain] to be in a state of uncertainty
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