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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.) esperar2) (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.') acreditar3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) esperar(-se)4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) supor•- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation* * *ex.pect[iksp'ekt] vt+vi 1 esperar, aguardar, contar com. I expect him for dinner / conto com a presença dele no jantar. I expect (that) she will come, I expect her to come / espero que ela venha. it was an answer I had not expected / era uma resposta que não tinha esperado. 2 coll pensar, supor, presumir. I expect to meet her in the restaurant / espero encontrá-la no restaurante. I expect it was stolen / suponho que foi furtado. he expects to leave tomorrow / ele pretende viajar amanhã. to be expecting (a baby) estar grávida. -
2 a matter of course
(something that one expects to happen, be done etc: You don't have to ask her - she'll do it as a matter of course.) coisa natural* * *a matter of courseuma coisa natural, lógica. -
3 defeatism
noun (a state of mind in which one expects and accepts defeat too easily: The defeatism of the captain affects the rest of the players.) derrotismo* * *de.feat.ism[dif'i:tizəm] n derrotismo. -
4 excessive
[-siv]adjective (beyond what is right and proper: The manager expects them to do an excessive amount of work.) excessivo* * *ex.ces.sive[iks'esiv] adj excessivo: 1 demasiado, exorbitante. 2 imoderado, desmesurado, exagerado. 3 descomunal, anormal. -
5 optimism
['optimizəm](a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) optimismo- optimist- optimistic
- optimistically* * *op.ti.mism['ɔptimizəm] n otimismo. -
6 pessimism
['pesimizəm](the state of mind of a person who always expects bad things to happen.) pessimismo- pessimistic
- pessimistically* * *pes.si.mism[p'esimizəm] n Philos pessimismo. -
7 pessimist
noun (a person who thinks in this way: He is such a pessimist that he always expects the worst.) pessimista* * *pes.si.mist[p'esimist] n pessimista. • adj pessimista. -
8 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) estar na ofensiva -
9 lay down the law
(to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) ditar leis -
10 a matter of course
(something that one expects to happen, be done etc: You don't have to ask her - she'll do it as a matter of course.) coisa de se esperar -
11 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) estar na ofensivaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be on the offensive
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12 defeatism
noun (a state of mind in which one expects and accepts defeat too easily: The defeatism of the captain affects the rest of the players.) derrotismo -
13 excessive
[-siv]adjective (beyond what is right and proper: The manager expects them to do an excessive amount of work.) excessivo -
14 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.) esperar2) (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.') acreditar3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) contar com4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) supor•- expectant - expectantly - expectation -
15 lay down the law
(to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) ditar a lei -
16 optimism
['optimizəm](a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) otimismo- optimist- optimistic - optimistically -
17 pessimism
['pesimizəm](the state of mind of a person who always expects bad things to happen.) pessimismo- pessimistic - pessimistically -
18 pessimist
noun (a person who thinks in this way: He is such a pessimist that he always expects the worst.) pessimista
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