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1 preconceived idea
s.idea preconcebida, expectativa, preconcepción. -
2 preconceived
adj.preconcebido(a) (idea)pp.participio pasado del verbo PRECONCEIVE.pt.pretérito del verbo PRECONCEIVE. -
3 expectation
1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) expectativa2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) esperanzatr[ekspek'teɪʃən]1 (hope, firm belief) esperanza1 (confident feelings) expectativas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcontrary to expectations contrariamente a lo que se esperabain expectation of con la esperanza deto be beyond somebody's expectations ser mejor de lo esperadoto fall short of somebody's expectations no alcanzar las expectativas de alguiennot to come up to somebody's expectations no alcanzar las expectativas de alguienexpectation [.ɛk.spɛk'teɪʃən] n1) anticipation: expectación f2) expectancy: expectativa fn.• espera s.f.• esperanza s.f.• expectación s.f.• expectativa s.f.'ekspek'teɪʃən1)a) u ( anticipation)b) u c ( preconceived idea) (often pl) expectativa fthe performance came up to/fell short of our expectation(s) — la actuación estuvo/no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
2) expectations pl (of inheritance, promotion) expectativas fpl[ˌekspek'teɪʃǝn]N1) (=state) expectación fin expectation of — en espera de, previendo
2) (=hope) expectativa f, esperanza fagainst or contrary to all expectation(s) — en contra de todos los pronósticos or todas las expectativas
the holiday didn't come up to my expectations — las vacaciones no resultaron tan buenas como me esperaba
* * *['ekspek'teɪʃən]1)a) u ( anticipation)b) u c ( preconceived idea) (often pl) expectativa fthe performance came up to/fell short of our expectation(s) — la actuación estuvo/no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
2) expectations pl (of inheritance, promotion) expectativas fpl
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