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1 everlasting
adjective (endless; continual; unchanging: I'm tired of your everlasting grumbles; everlasting life/flowers.) continuel; immortel -
2 everlasting
everlasting [‚evə'lɑ:stɪŋ]∎ Henry, to his everlasting credit, said nothing Henry n'a rien dit, ce qui est tout à son honneur(b) (incessant) perpétuel, éternel;∎ a life of everlasting misery une vie de misère2 nounBotany immortelle f►► Botany everlasting flower immortelle fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > everlasting
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3 expectation
expectation [‚ekspek'teɪʃən]∎ to live in expectation vivre dans l'expectative ou l'attente;∎ beyond all expectation au-delà de toute espérance;∎ in a tone of gloomy expectation avec appréhension;∎ there is every expectation that we shall be seeing them again soon il y a de grandes chances pour que nous les revoyions bientôt;∎ in expectation of dans l'attente de;∎ Religion in the sure expectation of life everlasting dans la certitude d'une vie éternelle(b) (usu pl) (hope, aspiration) attente f;∎ to come up to sb's expectations remplir ou répondre à l'attente de qn;∎ his performance fell short of or did not live up to their expectations il n'a pas été à la hauteur de leurs espérances, il n'a pas répondu à leur attente;∎ to exceed sb's expectations dépasser l'attente ou les espérances de qn;∎ my expectations for its success were not that high je ne pensais pas vraiment que ça réussirait;∎ their expectations that he would fail were not fulfilled ils s'attendaient à ce qu'il échoue, mais finalement ils se sont trompés;∎ the performance did not confirm the City expectations les résultats n'ont pas répondu à l'attente de la City;∎ these unrealistically high profit expectations ces prévisions de bénéfices totalement fantaisistes;∎ this merely confirms our worst expectations cela ne fait que confirmer nos prévisions les plus noires;∎ contrary to expectations contrairement à ou contre toute attente;∎ to have high expectations of sb/sth attendre beaucoup de qn/qch(c) (usu pl) (requirement) exigence f;∎ we have certain expectations of our employees nous avons certaines exigences envers nos employés;∎ what are your expectations? (for salary, job prospects) quelles sont vos conditions ou exigences?∎ to have great expectations avoir de grandes espérances;∎ uncle from whom one has expectations oncle m à héritageUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > expectation
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