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unrealistically [‚ʌnrɪə'lɪstɪklɪ]∎ his hopes were unrealistically high ses espoirs étaient trop grands pour être réalistesUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unrealistically
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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
См. также в других словарях:
unrealistically — unrealistic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not realistic. DERIVATIVES unrealistically adverb … English terms dictionary
unrealistically — adverb in an unrealistic manner (Freq. 1) his expectations were unrealistically high • Ant: ↑realistically • Derived from adjective: ↑unrealistic … Useful english dictionary
unrealistically — adverb see unrealistic … New Collegiate Dictionary
unrealistically — adv. * * * … Universalium
unrealistically — adverb In an unrealistic manner … Wiktionary
unrealistically — adv. in an unrealistic manner … English contemporary dictionary
unrealistically — un·realistically … English syllables
unrealistically — See: unrealistic … English dictionary
unrealistically — un re•al•is′ti•cal•ly adv … From formal English to slang
unrealistic — [[t]ʌ̱nriəlɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf If you say that someone is being unrealistic, you mean that they do not recognize the truth about a situation, especially about the difficulties involved in something they want to… … English dictionary
Cloud cuckoo land — For the album by Lightning Seeds, see Cloudcuckooland (album). Cloud Cuckoo Land refers to an unrealistically idealistic state where everything is perfect. ( You re living in Cloud Cuckoo Land. ) It hints that the person referred to is naïve,… … Wikipedia