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expectation

expectation(
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spehk
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tey
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shihn
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la expectativa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
It's unlikely that their offer will meet our expectations.Es improbable que su oferta satisfazca nuestras expectativas.
b. la esperanza
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Mark didn't live up to his mother-in-law's expectations.Mark no estuvo a la altura de las esperanzas de su suegra.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
My son and his partner have high expectations for their start-up.Mi hijo y su socio tienen grandes esperanzas para su startup.
Our trip to Egypt was beyond all our expectations.Nuestro viaje a Egipto superó lo que nos esperabamos.
a. la expectación
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
There was a general sense of expectation for the movie release.Existía una gran expectación por el estreno de la película.
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