Looking forward to something

Question

Hi all,

How does one express looking forward to something in general?

To an event, or season or date or time of year?

I used the phrasebook and found ¨looking forward to seeing you¨ as esperando verte, but I´m not sure about any broader usage.

(and does even that really convey the sense of looking-forward-to?) Or is it closer to the literal ´hoping-to-see-you´

Thanks for any ideas or insight.

Roger

Answer 1

Espero con ansias verte: I'm looking forward to seeing you.

Espero con ansias...

Good post! - francobollo, Nov 1, 2012

Thanks Shelly - rogspax, Nov 1, 2012

Answer 2

Sheily's answer is right on the money. Here are additional variants from WordReference:

Principal Translations

look forward to vtr (await with excitement) tener (muchas) ganas de loc verb

We look forward to our summer holiday every year.

Tengo (muchas) ganas de que llegue otra vez el verano.

anhelar algo vtr

Era algo que habíamos anhelado durante mucho tiempo, fue una gran dicha lograrlo.

ansiar? vtr

Después de tanto tiempo y distancia, ansío verte

estar deseando períf verb

Estamos ansiosos deseando que lleguen las vacaciones de verano.

look forward to vtr (await, anticipate) España contar los días que faltan para loc verb I look forward to the day when I can afford to retire.

Estoy tan agotada que cuento los días que faltan para las próximas vacaciones.