expectation

expectation
[ekspekˈteɪʃən]
sustantivo
1. expectativa (f)
  • in (the) expectation of something -> en previsión de algo
  • to have high expectations of somebody/something -> tener muchas esperanzas puestas en alguien/algo
  • it came up to/fell short of his expectations -> estuvo/no estuvo a la altura de sus expectativas
  • contrary to all expectations -> contra lo que se esperaba

expectation [eks-pek-tei-shon]
sustantivo
1. Expectación, expectativa, esperanza (hope, life, state).
  • A prince of great expectation -> un príncipe de grandes esperanzas
  • Expectation of life -> esperanza de vida
  • It’s beyond my expectations -> es mejor de lo que esperaba

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Q: Hope and expectation
A: P.S. I have another question, though. How do you say "expected value" in Spanish? It's from statistics and it means the weighted mean / average (for example,…
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