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1 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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2 anticipation
[ænˌtɪsɪ'peɪʃn]1) (excitement) attesa f., trepidazione f.; (pleasure in advance) pregustazione f.in anticipation of sth. — pregustando qcs
2) (expectation) anticipazione f.thanking you in anticipation — (in letter) ringraziando in anticipo
* * *noun I'm looking forward to the concert with anticipation (= expectancy, excitement).) viva attesa* * *anticipation /æntɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/n. [u]1 previsione; anticipazione; (econ.) the anticipation of demand, la previsione della domanda; in anticipation of rain, in previsione della pioggia; (market.) anticipation survey, indagine previsionale4 (fin.) anticipazione di spesa; anticipo5 (mus.) anticipazione* * *[ænˌtɪsɪ'peɪʃn]1) (excitement) attesa f., trepidazione f.; (pleasure in advance) pregustazione f.in anticipation of sth. — pregustando qcs
2) (expectation) anticipazione f.thanking you in anticipation — (in letter) ringraziando in anticipo
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3 agog
predicative adjectivegespannt ( for auf + Akk.)* * *[ə'ɡoɡ]* * *[əˈgɒg, AM əˈgɑ:g]adj pred gespanntshe was all \agog to hear what had happened sie brannte darauf zu hören, was geschehen warto be \agog with curiosity/excitement/expectation sehr neugierig/aufgeregt/gespannt seinthe audience was \agog with curiosity das Publikum platzte fast vor Neugierde* * *[ə'gɒg]adj predgespanntthe children sat there agog with excitement — die Kinder sperrten Augen und Ohren auf
the whole village was agog (with curiosity) — das ganze Dorf platzte fast vor Neugierde
agog for news — wild nach Neuigkeiten
* * *he was (all) agog to hear the news er konnte es kaum mehr erwarten, die Neuigkeiten zu erfahren;they were (all) agog for the show to begin sie warteten gespannt auf den Beginn der Vorstellung;have sb agog jemanden auf die Folter spannen* * *predicative adjectivegespannt ( for auf + Akk.)* * *adj.gespannt adj. -
4 anticipation
Erwartung, diein anticipation of something — in Erwartung einer Sache (Gen.)
thanking you in anticipation — Ihnen im Voraus dankend
* * *noun I'm looking forward to the concert with anticipation (= expectancy, excitement).) die Erwartung* * *an·tici·pa·tion[ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən, AM -səˈ-]n no plthank you in \anticipation vielen Dank im Vorauseager \anticipation gespannte Erwartung* * *[n"tIsI'peISən]n1) (= expectation) Erwartung fwe took our umbrellas in anticipation of rain — wir nahmen unsere Schirme mit, weil wir mit Regen rechneten
2) (= seeing in advance) Vorausberechnung fwe were impressed by the hotel's anticipation of our wishes — beeindruckt, wie man im Hotel unseren Wünschen zuvorkam
his uncanny anticipation of every objection — die verblüffende Art, in der or wie er jedem Einwand zuvorkam
the driver showed good anticipation — der Fahrer zeigte or bewies gute Voraussicht
* * *anticipation [ænˌtısıˈpeıʃn] s1. Vorgefühl n, (Vor)Ahnung f3. a) Vorfreude fb) Erwartung f:in anticipation of in Erwartung (gen);with pleasant anticipation voller Vorfreudein anticipation im Voraus dankend etc5. Zuvorkommen n6. Vorgreifen n7. Verfrühtheit f(payment by) anticipation Vorauszahlung f9. MED zu früher Eintritt (z. B. der Menstruation)10. MUS Antizipation f, Vorwegnahme f (eines Akkordtons etc)* * *noun, no pl.Erwartung, die* * *n.Erwartung f.Vorausnahme f.Vorwegnahme f. -
5 agog
ə'ɡoɡ(eager and excited: We were all agog at the news.) ansiosotr[ə'gɒg]1 anhelante, deseoso,-aagog [ə'gɑg] adj: ansioso, curiosoadv.• ansiosamente adv.ə'gɑːg, ə'gɒgadjective (pred)[ǝ'ɡɒɡ]ADJto set agog — emocionar, crear gran curiosidad a
* * *[ə'gɑːg, ə'gɒg]adjective (pred)
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