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1 entgegen den Erwartungen
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2 wider
Präp. (+ Akk) geh. against; (entgegen) auch contrary to; wider Erwarten against expectation(s); wider Willen against one’s will, reluctantly; Für* * *contra; against* * *wi|der ['viːdɐ]prep +acc (geh)against; (= entgegen auch) contrary towíder Erwarten — contrary to expectations
wíder alles Erwarten — against all expectations, contrary to all expectations
See:→ Für, löcken, Wille* * *wi·der[ˈvi:dɐ]* * *1) (veralt.) against2) (geh.): (entgegen) contrary towider besseres Wissen/alle Vernunft — against one's better knowledge/all reason
* * *wider Erwarten against expectation(s);* * *1) (veralt.) against2) (geh.): (entgegen) contrary towider besseres Wissen/alle Vernunft — against one's better knowledge/all reason
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3 entgegen
I Präp. (+ Dat) Gegensatz: contrary to, against; entgegen meinem Rat against ( oder contrary to) my advice; entgegen allen Erwartungen against ( oder contrary to) all expectations; entgegen seinen Anweisungen in defiance of ( oder contrary to) his instructionsII Adv. Richtung: towards; dem Wind etc.: against* * *contrary to (Präp.); against (Präp.); towards (Adv.)* * *ent|ge|gen [ɛnt'geːgn]1. adv (geh)neuen Ufern/Abenteuern entgégen! — on to new shores/adventures!
2. prep +datcontrary to, againstentgégen meiner Bitte — contrary to my request
entgégen allen Erwartungen, allen Erwartungen entgégen — contrary to all or against all expectation(s)
* * *1) (against or opposite: counter-clockwise.) counter-2) (obstinate; unreasonable.) contrary* * *ent·ge·gen[ɛntˈge:gn̩]neuen Abenteuern/Ufern \entgegen on to new adventures/shores\entgegen meiner Bitte contrary to my request\entgegen allen Erwartungen against [or contrary to] all expectations* * *1.Adverb towards2.* * *A. präp (+dat) Gegensatz: contrary to, against;entgegen meinem Rat against ( oder contrary to) my advice;entgegen allen Erwartungen against ( oder contrary to) all expectations;B. adv Richtung: towards; dem Wind etc: against* * *1.Adverb towards2.* * *ausdr.contrary to expr. präp.vice prep. -
4 Erwartung
f (Annahme, Anspruch) expectation (+ Gen of); (Hoffnung) hope(s Pl.) (for); (Spannung) anticipation (of), expectancy (of); voller Erwartung erwartungsvoll; in der Erwartung, dass... in the expectation that...; in Erwartung (+ Gen) in anticipation of; in Erwartung Ihrer Antwort Briefschluss: looking forward to ( oder in anticipation of oder awaiting) your reply; große Erwartungen setzen in (+ Akk) oder knüpfen an (+ Akk) place great hopes in, expect a great deal of; die Erwartungen herabsetzen lower one’s expectations ( oder sights); entgegen allen Erwartungen against all expectations, against the odds; du hast meine Erwartungen enttäuscht you disappoint me, I expected you to do better than that; die in das Projekt gesetzten Erwartungen erfüllten sich nicht the project did not live up to expectations* * *die Erwartungexpectancy; anticipation; expectation; expectance* * *Er|wạr|tungfexpectation; (= Spannung, Ungeduld) anticipationin Erwartung einer Sache (gen) — in anticipation of sth
in Erwartung Ihrer baldigen Antwort (form) — in anticipation of or looking forward to or awaiting your early reply
zu großen Erwartungen berechtigen — to show great promise
den Erwartungen entsprechen or gerecht werden — to come up to expectations
hinter den Erwartungen zurückbleiben — not to come up to or meet expectations
* * *die1) (the state of expecting or hoping: a feeling/look/air of expectancy.) expectancy2) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) expectation3) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) expectation* * *Er·war·tung<-, -en>fin gespannter \Erwartung in eager anticipationjds \Erwartungen gerecht werden to live up to sb's expectationsseine \Erwartungen zu hoch spannen to raise one's hopes too highvoller \Erwartung full of expectationzu bestimmten \Erwartungen berechtigen to give grounds for certain expectationshinter jds \Erwartungen zurückbleiben to not come up to sb's expectationsjds \Erwartungen enttäuschen to not come [or live] up to sb's expectationsalle \Erwartungen übertreffen to exceed all expectations, to go beyond all expectations* * *die; Erwartung, Erwartungen expectationdie Erwartungen [nicht] erfüllen — [not] come up to one's expectations
* * *Erwartung f (Annahme, Anspruch) expectation (+gen of); (Hoffnung) hope(s pl) (for); (Spannung) anticipation (of), expectancy (of);in der Erwartung, dass … in the expectation that …;in Erwartung (+gen) in anticipation of;in Erwartung Ihrer Antwort Briefschluss: looking forward to ( oder in anticipation of oder awaiting) your reply;große Erwartungen setzen in (+akk) oderknüpfen an (+akk) place great hopes in, expect a great deal of;die Erwartungen herabsetzen lower one’s expectations ( oder sights);entgegen allen Erwartungen against all expectations, against the odds;du hast meine Erwartungen enttäuscht you disappoint me, I expected you to do better than that;die in das Projekt gesetzten Erwartungen erfüllten sich nicht the project did not live up to expectations* * *die; Erwartung, Erwartungen expectationErwartungen in etwas (Akk.) setzen — have expectations of something
die Erwartungen [nicht] erfüllen — [not] come up to one's expectations
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5 entgegen
ent·ge·gen [ɛntʼge:gn̩] adv( geh);neuen Abenteuern/Ufern \entgegen on to new adventures/shorespräp +dat, against;\entgegen meiner Bitte contrary to my request;\entgegen allen Erwartungen against [or contrary to] all expectations
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