expect [ɪksˈpekt]
transitive verb
1 (anticipate, hope for, wait for) esperar
I did not know what to expect yo no sabía qué esperar; it's not what I expected no es lo que yo esperaba; you know what to expect ya sabes a qué atenerte; we'll expect you for supper te esperamos a cenar; is he expecting you? ¿tiene usted cita con él?; it's easier than I expected es más fácil de lo que esperaba; to expect to do sth esperar hacer algo; they expect to arrive tomorrow esperan llegar mañana; I expect him to arrive soon creo que llegará pronto; it is expected that ... se espera que; se prevé que ...; we expect great things of him tenemos depositadas grandes esperanzas en él
I expected as much just what I expected ya me lo imaginaba or figuraba
that was (only) to be expected eso era de esperar
as was to be expected as might have been expected
as one might expect como era de esperar
when least expected el día menos pensado; expect me when you see me no cuentes conmigo
2 (suppose) imaginarse; suponer
I expect so supongo que sí; a lo mejor; yes, I expect it is así tenía que ser; I expect it was John me imagino que fue John; I expect she's there by now me imagino que ya habrá llegado; I expect he'll be late seguro que llega tarde
3 (require)
to expect sth (of/from sb) esperar algo (de algn); I think you're expecting too much of me creo que esperas demasiado de mí; to expect sb to do sth esperar que algn haga algo; I expect you to be punctual cuento con que serás puntual; how can you expect me to sympathize? ¿y me pides compasión?; you can't expect too much from him no debes esperar demasiado de él; she can't be expected to know that no se puede esperar or pretender que sepa eso; what do you expect me to do about it? ¿qué pretendes que haga yo?; it is hardly to be expected that ... apenas cabe esperar que
