expect

Pronúncia: ɪksˈpɛkt
    transitive verb
  1. [with note] esperar, esperançar, expectar.
  2. we're expecting a lot of fun at the party esperem passar-ho bé a la festa.
  3. it's not what I expected no és el que m'esperava.
  4. I expected as much, just what I expected ja m'ho esperava, ja m'ho figurava, just el que em pensava.
  5. difficulties are only to be expected és (natural \ normal) que hi hagi dificultats.
  6. as might have been expected, as one might expect, as was to be expected tal com era d'esperar.
  7. we expect your help comptem amb (tu \ la teva ajuda).
  8. I expected nothing less of you no esperava menys de tu.
  9. I wouldn't have expected that of him no ho hauria esperat d'ell.
  10. when least expected el dia menys pensat, quan menys ens ho pensàvem.
  11. you know what to expect ja saps el que t'espera.

    12. [with verb]
  12. I expect to see him espero veure'l.
  13. we expect he will come comptem que vingui, comptem amb la seva vinguda.
  14. I expect you to be punctual compto amb la teva puntualitat.
  15. what do you expect me to do about it? què (esperes \ vols) que faci?
  16. it is expected that s'espera que + subjuntiu.
  17. it is hardly to be expected that hi ha poques possibilitats que + subjuntiu.

  18. [think, suppose] creure, pensar-se, imaginar, suposar.
  19. I expect so crec que sí, espero que sí.
  20. I expect he's here by now em penso que a hores d'ara ja és aquí.
    21. intransitive verb
  21. to be expecting estar en estat, estar (embarassada \ encinta).