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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

expect /ɪk'spekt/ verbo transitivo

1. (anticipate) esperar;
   is he coming tonight? — I ~ so ¿va a venir esta noche? — supongo que sí;
   we're not ~ing any trouble no creemos que vaya a haber problemas;
   to ~ to + inf: she ~s to win the match espera ganar el partido

2. (imagine) suponer^(conj.⇒), imaginarse

3. (await) esperar;
   I'll ~ you at eight te espero a las ocho;
   to be ~ing a baby esperar un bebé

4. (require): he ~ed me to pay esperaba que yo pagara;
   that's the least you'd ~ es lo menos que se puede esperar

verbo intransitivo (colloq): she's ~ing está esperando (familia)

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

expect [ɪk'spekt]

I

verbo transitivo 1   esperar, anticipar: I expected to find you at home, esperaba encontrarte en casa      we are expecting a storm very soon, esperamos una tormenta dentro de muy poco 2   contar con, exigir: her boss expects her to be in the office until seven, su jefe exige que esté en la oficina hasta las siete      I expect you to come to the meeting, cuento con que vengas a la reunión 3   suponer: I expect they'll be hungry, supongo que tendrán hambre ➣ Ver nota en esperar

II

vi fam to be expecting, estar embarazada: my sister is expecting again, mi hermana está embarazada otra vez     Usado con un verbo, to expect va seguido del infinitivo con to (I expect to arrive late. Creo que llegaré tarde) o de un complemento directo más el infinitivo con to: I expect my pupils to arrive on time. Espero que mis alumnos lleguen puntualmente.     También se emplea con frecuencia en la forma pasiva: Employees are not expected to work every day. Los empleados no tienen obligación de trabajar cada día.

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Compound Forms:
expect to do sth	vi	(anticipate or intend doing sth)	confiar en poder hacer algo fr hecha
			esperar hacer algo loc verb
			planear hacer algo loc verb
Planean viajar a Europa este año si no surge ningún inconveniente.
hardly expect	vtr	(be unlikely to anticipate)	ser muy poco probable loc verb
One can hardly expect to see a vaccine being produced before the month is out.
Desapareció hace más de una semana, es muy poco probable que lo encuentren con vida.
			no contar con loc verb
Uno no cuenta con que los políticos reaccionen con rapidez ante una emergencia.
			haber pocas esperanzas loc verb
Hay pocas esperanzas de que se salve.
			difícilmente adv
Difícilmente se pueda empezar a producir una vacuna antes de fin de mes.
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English:

eruption - magic wand - upturn - anticipate - count - else - least - plan - so - think - unrealistic - visualize - way

Spanish:

atenerse - componenda - corpachón - discreción - esperar - imaginar - lógicamente - pretender - prometerse - soñar - bueno - contar - día - momento - pensar

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