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1 expectation
1 (assumption, prediction) prévision f ; it is my expectation that je m'attends à ce que (+ subj) ; to have expectations of success avoir des espoirs de succès ; against all expectation(s) à l'encontre des prévisions générales ; beyond all expectation(s) au-delà de toute attente ; it is in line with expectation(s) c'est conforme à nos prévisions ; you have been chosen in the expectation that on vous a choisi dans l'espoir que ; in the expectation of a shortage en prévision d'une pénurie ;2 (aspiration, hope) aspiration f, attente f ; to live up to/fail to live up to sb's expectations répondre à/ne pas répondre à l'attente de qn ; I don't want to raise their expectations je ne veux pas trop leur promettre ; to have great expectations of attendre beaucoup de ; an atmosphere of expectation une atmosphère d'attente ;3 (requirement, demand) exigence f ; to have certain expectations of attendre or demander certaines choses de [police, employee]. -
2 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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3 expectation
expectation [‚ekspekˈteɪ∫ən]attente f* * *[ˌekspek'teɪʃn]1) (assumption, prediction) prévision fit is my expectation that — je m'attends à ce que (+ subj)
2) (aspiration, hope) aspiration f, attente f3) (requirement, demand) exigence fto have certain expectations of — attendre or demander certaines choses de [police, employee]
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4 expectation
[ekspek-]1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) attente2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) espérance(s) -
5 expectation
attente; espérance; espoir; aspiration; anticipation; prévisionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > expectation
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6 expectation
prévision f;∎ performance did not confirm City expectations les résultats n'ont pas répondu à l'attente de la City;∎ we have certain expectations of our employees nous avons certaines exigences envers nos employés -
7 expectation
prévision (Sachs) -
8 expectation of life
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9 expectation of life table
table de survie (2e)English-French insurance dictionari > expectation of life table
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10 expectation of life tables
tables de survie (JD)English-French insurance dictionari > expectation of life tables
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11 expectation
attente f, espoir m, perspective f, prévision f -
12 actuarial expectation
espérance mathématique (RL, LGA) -
13 complete expectation of life
espérance complète de vie, vie moyenne (RL)English-French insurance dictionari > complete expectation of life
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14 curtate expectation of life
espérance abrégée de vie (RL, LGA)English-French insurance dictionari > curtate expectation of life
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15 increased expectation of life
prolongation de la longévité (RL, 2e)English-French insurance dictionari > increased expectation of life
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16 pension expectation
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17 time horizon for the expectation
horizon prévisionnel (TT)English-French insurance dictionari > time horizon for the expectation
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18 beyond expectation
(much more or much better than expected: The plan succeeded beyond all expectations; The hotel was beyond our expectations.) -
19 reasonable, expectation, of, privacy
attente f raisonnable en matière de protection de la vie privéeEnglish-French legislative terms > reasonable, expectation, of, privacy
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20 reasonable, expectation, of, profit
espoir m raisonnable de faire des profitsEnglish-French legislative terms > reasonable, expectation, of, profit
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