Significado de expectation en inglés
expectationexpectation /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] what you think or hope will happenlo que crees o esperas que va a ocurrirexpectation that
For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.Durante algún tiempo vivió con la expectativa de que iba a morir.in (the) expectation of something Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before very long.Anne dejó Alemania con la expectativa de volver a ver a su familia en poco tiempo.against/contrary to (all) expectations Against all expectations, getting up at five is actually easier in winter.Contra todo pronóstico, levantarse a las cinco es en realidad más fácil en invierno. Having raised expectations (=made people more hopeful), he went on to help only a few people.Habiendo generado expectativas (=hecho que la gente tuviera más esperanzas), terminó ayudando solo a unas pocas personas.above/below expectations Profits are below expectations.Los beneficios están por debajo de las expectativas.beyond (somebody’s) expectations Gina has succeeded beyond our expectations.Gina ha tenido éxito más allá de nuestras expectativas. The show exceeded all expectations (=was much better than expected).El espectáculo superó todas las expectativas (=fue mucho mejor de lo esperado).come/live up to (somebody’s) expectations His performance did not live up to our expectations (=was not as good as we expected).Su actuación no estuvo a la altura de nuestras expectativas (=no fue tan buena como esperábamos). The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (=was lower than expected).El número de asistentes no alcanzó las expectativas (=fue menor de lo esperado).2[countable usually plural] a feeling or belief about the way something should be or how someone should behavesentimiento o creencia sobre cómo debería ser algo o cómo debería comportarse alguienexpectation of Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed.Las mujeres que tienen grandes expectativas sobre el matrimonio suelen quedar decepcionadas. Some people have totally unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff.Algunas personas tienen expectativas totalmente irreales tanto del personal médico como del de enfermería.3expectation of life the number of years that someone is likely to liveel número de años que alguien tiene probabilidades de vivir SYN life expectancyCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 1 & 2– Significados 1 y 2adjectivesadjetivoshigh (=expecting that someone or something will be successful)· Like most parents, we have high expectations for our children.Como la mayoría de los padres, tenemos grandes expectativas para nuestros hijos.low (=expecting that someone or something will not be very successful)· Their expectations of success were pretty low.Sus expectativas de éxito eran bastante bajas.great expectations (=very high)· Emigrants sailed to America with great expectations.Los emigrantes navegaron hasta América con grandes expectativas.reasonable expectations (=the expectation that something will probably be successful, but may not be)· It is a difficult operation, but we have reasonable expectations of success.Es una operación difícil, pero tenemos expectativas razonables de éxito.realistic expectations (=the expectation that bad things can happen as well as good things)· The disease is not curable, and patients must have realistic expectations.La enfermedad no tiene cura, y los pacientes deben tener expectativas realistas.unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (=expectations that are too high)· I think you had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved in the time.Creo que tenías expectativas poco realistas sobre lo que se podía lograr en ese tiempo.legitimate expectations lawderecho (=expectations based on someone's legal rights)· The men have legitimate expectations of a fair hearing.Los hombres tienen expectativas legítimas de recibir una audiencia justa.growing/rising/increased expectations (=becoming higher)· China's economy will grow considerably over the next five years, bringing rising expectations of wealth.La economía de China crecerá considerablemente en los próximos cinco años, lo que traerá expectativas de riqueza cada vez mayores.general/popular/widespread expectations (=shared by a lot of people)· The general expectation was for married couples to have children.La expectativa general era que las parejas casadas tuvieran hijos.family/parental expectations (=expectations that families or parents have for their children)· Parental expectations for a first child tend to be quite high.Las expectativas de los padres respecto al primer hijo suelen ser bastante altas.social expectations (=relating to what society thinks or expects)· Social expectations of masculine and feminine behaviour changed drastically during the 1960s and '70s.Las expectativas sociales sobre el comportamiento masculino y femenino cambiaron drásticamente durante los años 60 y 70.career expectations (=someone's expectations about how well they will do in their job)· People with low self-esteem usually have low career expectations.Las personas con baja autoestima suelen tener bajas expectativas laborales.verbsverboshave expectations (also hold expectations formalformal)· Many migrant workers had high expectations when they arrived, but not anymore.Muchos trabajadores migrantes tenían grandes expectativas cuando llegaron, pero ya no.raise somebody's expectations (=make someone expect more success, money etc)· Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises.Habiendo generado expectativas, el gobierno no cumplió sus promesas.lower somebody's expectations (=make someone expect less success, money etc)· If you can't afford your dream home, you may have to lower your expectations.Si no puedes permitirte la casa de tus sueños, puede que tengas que reducir tus expectativas.come up to/live up to somebody's expectations (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The match was boring, and didn't live up to our expectations at all.El partido fue aburrido y no estuvo a la altura de nuestras expectativas en absoluto.fulfil/satisfy somebody's expectations formalformal (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations.La banda no logró satisfacer las expectativas de los fans.exceed/surpass somebody's expectations (=be or do better than you hoped or expected)· The holiday exceeded our expectations.Las vacaciones superaron nuestras expectativas.fall below/fall short of somebody's expectations (=be worse that someone hoped or expected)· Our profits last year fell below expectations.Nuestros beneficios del año pasado estuvieron por debajo de las expectativas.create expectations (=make people expect that something will happen)· The events of the last few weeks have created expectations of an economic recession.Los acontecimientos de las últimas semanas han generado expectativas de una recesión económica.confound somebody's expectations (=be different to what someone expected, in a way that surprises or confuses them)· The play totally confounds the audience's expectations.La obra contradice por completo las expectativas del público.phrasesfrasesabove expectations (=higher, better, or more successful than expected)· Economic growth last month was above expectations.El crecimiento económico del mes pasado estuvo por encima de las expectativas.below expectations (=lower, worse, or less successful than expected)· Retail sales in December were well below expectations.Las ventas al por menor en diciembre estuvieron muy por debajo de las expectativas.beyond all expectations (=greater or better than someone expected)· The task took two months to complete, but it was successful far beyond all expectations.La tarea tardó dos meses en completarse, pero fue un éxito que superó con creces todas las expectativas.against/contrary to expectations (=very different to what someone expected)· Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.Contrariamente a nuestras expectativas, el precio de las acciones en realidad subió.
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] what you think or hope will happenlo que crees o esperas que va a ocurrirexpectation that For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.Durante algún tiempo vivió con la expectativa de que iba a morir.in (the) expectation of something Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before very long.Anne dejó Alemania con la expectativa de volver a ver a su familia en poco tiempo.against/contrary to (all) expectations Against all expectations, getting up at five is actually easier in winter.Contra todo pronóstico, levantarse a las cinco es en realidad más fácil en invierno. Having raised expectations (=made people more hopeful), he went on to help only a few people.Habiendo generado expectativas (=hecho que la gente tuviera más esperanzas), terminó ayudando solo a unas pocas personas.above/below expectations Profits are below expectations.Los beneficios están por debajo de las expectativas.beyond (somebody’s) expectations Gina has succeeded beyond our expectations.Gina ha tenido éxito más allá de nuestras expectativas. The show exceeded all expectations (=was much better than expected).El espectáculo superó todas las expectativas (=fue mucho mejor de lo esperado).come/live up to (somebody’s) expectations His performance did not live up to our expectations (=was not as good as we expected).Su actuación no estuvo a la altura de nuestras expectativas (=no fue tan buena como esperábamos). The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (=was lower than expected).El número de asistentes no alcanzó las expectativas (=fue menor de lo esperado).2[countable usually plural] a feeling or belief about the way something should be or how someone should behavesentimiento o creencia sobre cómo debería ser algo o cómo debería comportarse alguienexpectation of Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed.Las mujeres que tienen grandes expectativas sobre el matrimonio suelen quedar decepcionadas. Some people have totally unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff.Algunas personas tienen expectativas totalmente irreales tanto del personal médico como del de enfermería.3expectation of life the number of years that someone is likely to liveel número de años que alguien tiene probabilidades de vivir SYN life expectancyCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 1 & 2– Significados 1 y 2adjectivesadjetivoshigh (=expecting that someone or something will be successful)· Like most parents, we have high expectations for our children.Como la mayoría de los padres, tenemos grandes expectativas para nuestros hijos.low (=expecting that someone or something will not be very successful)· Their expectations of success were pretty low.Sus expectativas de éxito eran bastante bajas.great expectations (=very high)· Emigrants sailed to America with great expectations.Los emigrantes navegaron hasta América con grandes expectativas.reasonable expectations (=the expectation that something will probably be successful, but may not be)· It is a difficult operation, but we have reasonable expectations of success.Es una operación difícil, pero tenemos expectativas razonables de éxito.realistic expectations (=the expectation that bad things can happen as well as good things)· The disease is not curable, and patients must have realistic expectations.La enfermedad no tiene cura, y los pacientes deben tener expectativas realistas.unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (=expectations that are too high)· I think you had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved in the time.Creo que tenías expectativas poco realistas sobre lo que se podía lograr en ese tiempo.legitimate expectations lawderecho (=expectations based on someone's legal rights)· The men have legitimate expectations of a fair hearing.Los hombres tienen expectativas legítimas de recibir una audiencia justa.growing/rising/increased expectations (=becoming higher)· China's economy will grow considerably over the next five years, bringing rising expectations of wealth.La economía de China crecerá considerablemente en los próximos cinco años, lo que traerá expectativas de riqueza cada vez mayores.general/popular/widespread expectations (=shared by a lot of people)· The general expectation was for married couples to have children.La expectativa general era que las parejas casadas tuvieran hijos.family/parental expectations (=expectations that families or parents have for their children)· Parental expectations for a first child tend to be quite high.Las expectativas de los padres respecto al primer hijo suelen ser bastante altas.social expectations (=relating to what society thinks or expects)· Social expectations of masculine and feminine behaviour changed drastically during the 1960s and '70s.Las expectativas sociales sobre el comportamiento masculino y femenino cambiaron drásticamente durante los años 60 y 70.career expectations (=someone's expectations about how well they will do in their job)· People with low self-esteem usually have low career expectations.Las personas con baja autoestima suelen tener bajas expectativas laborales.verbsverboshave expectations (also hold expectations formalformal)· Many migrant workers had high expectations when they arrived, but not anymore.Muchos trabajadores migrantes tenían grandes expectativas cuando llegaron, pero ya no.raise somebody's expectations (=make someone expect more success, money etc)· Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises.Habiendo generado expectativas, el gobierno no cumplió sus promesas.lower somebody's expectations (=make someone expect less success, money etc)· If you can't afford your dream home, you may have to lower your expectations.Si no puedes permitirte la casa de tus sueños, puede que tengas que reducir tus expectativas.come up to/live up to somebody's expectations (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The match was boring, and didn't live up to our expectations at all.El partido fue aburrido y no estuvo a la altura de nuestras expectativas en absoluto.fulfil/satisfy somebody's expectations formalformal (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations.La banda no logró satisfacer las expectativas de los fans.exceed/surpass somebody's expectations (=be or do better than you hoped or expected)· The holiday exceeded our expectations.Las vacaciones superaron nuestras expectativas.fall below/fall short of somebody's expectations (=be worse that someone hoped or expected)· Our profits last year fell below expectations.Nuestros beneficios del año pasado estuvieron por debajo de las expectativas.create expectations (=make people expect that something will happen)· The events of the last few weeks have created expectations of an economic recession.Los acontecimientos de las últimas semanas han generado expectativas de una recesión económica.confound somebody's expectations (=be different to what someone expected, in a way that surprises or confuses them)· The play totally confounds the audience's expectations.La obra contradice por completo las expectativas del público.phrasesfrasesabove expectations (=higher, better, or more successful than expected)· Economic growth last month was above expectations.El crecimiento económico del mes pasado estuvo por encima de las expectativas.below expectations (=lower, worse, or less successful than expected)· Retail sales in December were well below expectations.Las ventas al por menor en diciembre estuvieron muy por debajo de las expectativas.beyond all expectations (=greater or better than someone expected)· The task took two months to complete, but it was successful far beyond all expectations.La tarea tardó dos meses en completarse, pero fue un éxito que superó con creces todas las expectativas.against/contrary to expectations (=very different to what someone expected)· Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.Contrariamente a nuestras expectativas, el precio de las acciones en realidad subió.