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1 expect
[ik'spekt]1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) búast við2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') búast við, vænta3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) ætlast til, krefjast4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) gera ráð fyrir, þykjast vita•- expectant
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2 anticipate
[æn'tisəpeit]1) (to expect (something): I'm not anticipating any trouble.) vænta2) (to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary: A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want.) sjá fyrir• -
3 as if / as though
(in the way one would expect if: He acted as if he were mad; He spoke as though he knew all about our plans; He opened his mouth as if to speak; You look as if you are going to faint.) eins og -
4 bargain for
(to expect or take into consideration: I didn't bargain for everyone arriving at once.) reikna með -
5 bullshit
['bulʃit]noun, interjection((also bull) (slang) nonsense; lies; exaggeration: That's bullshit!; Bullshit! Do you expect me to believe that?) -
6 come on
1) (to appear on stage or the screen: They waited for the comedian to come on.) birtast, koma fram2) (hurry up!: Come on - we'll be late for the party!) komdu nú3) (don't be ridiculous!: Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!) láttu ekki svona -
7 come round
1) ((also come around) to visit: Come round and see us soon.) koma við/í heimsókn2) (to regain consciousness: After receiving anesthesia, don't expect to come round for at least twenty minutes.) komast til meðvitundar -
8 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) óviss, efagjarn2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) vafasamur3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) vafasamur4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) grunsamlegur -
9 encounter
1. verb1) (to meet especially unexpectedly: She encountered the manager in the hall.) hitta, mæta2) (to meet with (difficulties etc): I expect to encounter many difficulties in the course of this job.) rekast á; verða fyrir, þurfa að standa andspænis2. noun1) (a meeting: I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter.) samfundur2) (a fight: The encounter between the armies was fierce.) bardagi -
10 inevitably
adverb (as you might expect: Inevitably the train was late.) óhjákvæmilega -
11 life expectancy
(the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.) lífslíkur -
12 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lítill2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lítill3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) ómerkilegur2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lítið, fátt eitt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lítið2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lítt, lítið3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) alls ekki•- a little- little by little
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13 live and let live
(to tolerate other people's actions and expect them to tolerate one's own.) það á að sÿna umburðarlyndi -
14 live up to one's reputation
(to behave or do as people expect one to.) haga sér í samræmi við orðstír sinn -
15 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) náttúrulegur, náttúru-2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) meðfæddur3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) eðlilegur4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) eðlilegur5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) sem hefur engin formerki; hvorki hækkaður né lækkaður2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) maður með meðfædda hæfileika2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) óbreyttur tónn•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
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16 naturally
1) (of course; as one would expect: Naturally I didn't want to risk missing the train.) auðvitað2) (by nature; as a natural characteristic: She is naturally kind.) að eðlisfari3) (normally; in a relaxed way: Although he was nervous, he behaved quite naturally.) eðlilega -
17 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ekki2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ekki• -
18 ought
[o:t]negative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) ætti2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) ætti -
19 prospect
1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) möguleikar, (framtíðar)horfur, útlit2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) útsÿn2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) leita eftir (gulli)- prospectus -
20 quieten
1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) róast, stillast2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) sefa, draga úr
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Expect — Тип инструмент для автоматизации и тестирования интерактивных приложений Разработчик Don Libes Написана на Tcl Операционная система Кроссплатформенное программное обеспечение Последняя версия 5.44.1 (31 января 2006 года) … Википедия
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Expect — Ex*pect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expecting}.] [L. expectatum, to look out for, await, expect; ex + out spectare to look at. See {Spectacle}.] 1. To wait for; to await. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Let s in, and there expect… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expect — expect, hope, look, await are comparable when they mean to have something in mind as more or less certain to happen or come about. They vary, however, so greatly in their implications and in their constructions that they are seldom… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
expect — [ek spekt′, ikspekt′] vt. [L expectare, exspectare < ex , out + spectare, to look, freq. of specere, to see: see SPECTACLE] 1. to look for as likely to occur or appear; look forward to; anticipate [I expected you sooner] 2. to look for as due … English World dictionary
expect — was the object of much criticism during the 19c when it was used to mean ‘to suppose, surmise’, as in I expect you d like a drink. Fowler, however, regarded it as a natural extension of meaning and wrote (1926) that ‘it seems needless purism to… … Modern English usage
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Expect — Ex*pect , v. t. To wait; to stay. [Obs.] Sandys. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expect — Ex*pect , n. Expectation. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expect — I (anticipate) verb await, bargain for, be certain, be confident, be prepared, calculate upon, count on, expectare, have in prospect, look for, look forward to, plan on, prepare for, provide for, reckon on, sperare, wait for, watch for associated … Law dictionary
expect — 1550s, wait, defer action, from L. expectare/exspectare await, look out for, desire, hope, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + spectare to look, frequentative of specere to look at (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (1)). Figurative sense of … Etymology dictionary
