Significado de expectation em inglês
expectationexpectation /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ noun 
Ver todas as traduções1[countable, uncountable] what you think or hope will happeno que você acha ou espera que irá acontecerexpectation that
For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.Por algum tempo ele viveu com a expectativa de que ia morrer.in (the) expectation of something Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before very long.Anne deixou a Alemanha na expectativa de rever sua família em breve.against/contrary to (all) expectations Against all expectations, getting up at five is actually easier in winter.Contrariando todas as expectativas, levantar às cinco é na verdade mais fácil no inverno. Having raised expectations (=made people more hopeful), he went on to help only a few people.Tendo elevado as expectativas (=deixado as pessoas mais esperançosas), ele acabou ajudando apenas algumas pessoas.above/below expectations Profits are below expectations.Os lucros estão abaixo das expectativas.beyond (somebody’s) expectations Gina has succeeded beyond our expectations.Gina teve sucesso além das nossas expectativas. The show exceeded all expectations (=was much better than expected).O show superou todas as expectativas (=foi muito melhor do que o esperado).come/live up to (somebody’s) expectations His performance did not live up to our expectations (=was not as good as we expected).Seu desempenho não correspondeu às nossas expectativas (=não foi tão bom quanto esperávamos). The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (=was lower than expected).O número de participantes ficou aquém das expectativas (=foi menor do que o esperado).2[countable usually plural] a feeling or belief about the way something should be or how someone should behavesentimento ou crença sobre como algo deveria ser ou como alguém deveria se comportarexpectation of Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed.Mulheres que têm grandes expectativas em relação ao casamento frequentemente ficam decepcionadas. Some people have totally unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff.Algumas pessoas têm expectativas completamente irreais tanto em relação à equipe médica quanto à de enfermagem.3expectation of life the number of years that someone is likely to liveo número de anos que alguém provavelmente viverá SYN life expectancyCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meanings 1 & 2– Significados 1 e 2adjectivesadjetivoshigh (=expecting that someone or something will be successful)· Like most parents, we have high expectations for our children.Como a maioria dos pais, temos grandes expectativas para nossos filhos.low (=expecting that someone or something will not be very successful)· Their expectations of success were pretty low.Suas expectativas de sucesso eram bem baixas.great expectations (=very high)· Emigrants sailed to America with great expectations.Os emigrantes navegaram para a América com 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.É uma operação difícil, mas temos expectativas razoáveis de sucesso.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.A doença não tem cura, e os pacientes precisam ter expectativas realistas.unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (=expectations that are too high)· I think you had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved in the time.Acho que você tinha expectativas irreais sobre o que poderia ser alcançado nesse tempo.legitimate expectations lawdireito (=expectations based on someone's legal rights)· The men have legitimate expectations of a fair hearing.Os homens têm expectativas legítimas de receber uma audiência justa.growing/rising/increased expectations (=becoming higher)· China's economy will grow considerably over the next five years, bringing rising expectations of wealth.A economia da China crescerá consideravelmente nos próximos cinco anos, trazendo expectativas crescentes de riqueza.general/popular/widespread expectations (=shared by a lot of people)· The general expectation was for married couples to have children.A expectativa geral era que os casais tivessem filhos.family/parental expectations (=expectations that families or parents have for their children)· Parental expectations for a first child tend to be quite high.As expectativas dos pais em relação ao primeiro filho tendem a ser bem altas.social expectations (=relating to what society thinks or expects)· Social expectations of masculine and feminine behaviour changed drastically during the 1960s and '70s.As expectativas sociais sobre o comportamento masculino e feminino mudaram drasticamente durante as décadas de 1960 e 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.Pessoas com baixa autoestima geralmente têm baixas expectativas profissionais.verbsverboshave expectations (also hold expectations formalformal)· Many migrant workers had high expectations when they arrived, but not anymore.Muitos trabalhadores migrantes tinham grandes expectativas quando chegaram, mas já não têm mais.raise somebody's expectations (=make someone expect more success, money etc)· Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises.Tendo elevado as expectativas, o governo não conseguiu cumprir suas promessas.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.Se você não puder pagar pela casa dos seus sonhos, pode ter que baixar suas 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.A partida foi chata e não correspondeu em nada às nossas expectativas.fulfil/satisfy somebody's expectations formalformal (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations.A banda não conseguiu atender às expectativas dos fãs.exceed/surpass somebody's expectations (=be or do better than you hoped or expected)· The holiday exceeded our expectations.As férias superaram nossas expectativas.fall below/fall short of somebody's expectations (=be worse that someone hoped or expected)· Our profits last year fell below expectations.Nossos lucros no ano passado ficaram abaixo das expectativas.create expectations (=make people expect that something will happen)· The events of the last few weeks have created expectations of an economic recession.Os acontecimentos das últimas semanas criaram expectativas de uma recessão econômica.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.A peça contradiz completamente as expectativas do público.phraseslocuçõesabove expectations (=higher, better, or more successful than expected)· Economic growth last month was above expectations.O crescimento econômico do mês passado ficou acima das expectativas.below expectations (=lower, worse, or less successful than expected)· Retail sales in December were well below expectations.As vendas no varejo em dezembro ficaram bem abaixo das 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.A tarefa levou dois meses para ser concluída, mas foi bem-sucedida muito além de todas as expectativas.against/contrary to expectations (=very different to what someone expected)· Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.Ao contrário das nossas expectativas, o preço das ações na verdade subiu.
Ver todas as traduções1[countable, uncountable] what you think or hope will happeno que você acha ou espera que irá acontecerexpectation that For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.Por algum tempo ele viveu com a expectativa de que ia morrer.in (the) expectation of something Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before very long.Anne deixou a Alemanha na expectativa de rever sua família em breve.against/contrary to (all) expectations Against all expectations, getting up at five is actually easier in winter.Contrariando todas as expectativas, levantar às cinco é na verdade mais fácil no inverno. Having raised expectations (=made people more hopeful), he went on to help only a few people.Tendo elevado as expectativas (=deixado as pessoas mais esperançosas), ele acabou ajudando apenas algumas pessoas.above/below expectations Profits are below expectations.Os lucros estão abaixo das expectativas.beyond (somebody’s) expectations Gina has succeeded beyond our expectations.Gina teve sucesso além das nossas expectativas. The show exceeded all expectations (=was much better than expected).O show superou todas as expectativas (=foi muito melhor do que o esperado).come/live up to (somebody’s) expectations His performance did not live up to our expectations (=was not as good as we expected).Seu desempenho não correspondeu às nossas expectativas (=não foi tão bom quanto esperávamos). The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (=was lower than expected).O número de participantes ficou aquém das expectativas (=foi menor do que o esperado).2[countable usually plural] a feeling or belief about the way something should be or how someone should behavesentimento ou crença sobre como algo deveria ser ou como alguém deveria se comportarexpectation of Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed.Mulheres que têm grandes expectativas em relação ao casamento frequentemente ficam decepcionadas. Some people have totally unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff.Algumas pessoas têm expectativas completamente irreais tanto em relação à equipe médica quanto à de enfermagem.3expectation of life the number of years that someone is likely to liveo número de anos que alguém provavelmente viverá SYN life expectancyCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meanings 1 & 2– Significados 1 e 2adjectivesadjetivoshigh (=expecting that someone or something will be successful)· Like most parents, we have high expectations for our children.Como a maioria dos pais, temos grandes expectativas para nossos filhos.low (=expecting that someone or something will not be very successful)· Their expectations of success were pretty low.Suas expectativas de sucesso eram bem baixas.great expectations (=very high)· Emigrants sailed to America with great expectations.Os emigrantes navegaram para a América com 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.É uma operação difícil, mas temos expectativas razoáveis de sucesso.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.A doença não tem cura, e os pacientes precisam ter expectativas realistas.unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (=expectations that are too high)· I think you had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved in the time.Acho que você tinha expectativas irreais sobre o que poderia ser alcançado nesse tempo.legitimate expectations lawdireito (=expectations based on someone's legal rights)· The men have legitimate expectations of a fair hearing.Os homens têm expectativas legítimas de receber uma audiência justa.growing/rising/increased expectations (=becoming higher)· China's economy will grow considerably over the next five years, bringing rising expectations of wealth.A economia da China crescerá consideravelmente nos próximos cinco anos, trazendo expectativas crescentes de riqueza.general/popular/widespread expectations (=shared by a lot of people)· The general expectation was for married couples to have children.A expectativa geral era que os casais tivessem filhos.family/parental expectations (=expectations that families or parents have for their children)· Parental expectations for a first child tend to be quite high.As expectativas dos pais em relação ao primeiro filho tendem a ser bem altas.social expectations (=relating to what society thinks or expects)· Social expectations of masculine and feminine behaviour changed drastically during the 1960s and '70s.As expectativas sociais sobre o comportamento masculino e feminino mudaram drasticamente durante as décadas de 1960 e 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.Pessoas com baixa autoestima geralmente têm baixas expectativas profissionais.verbsverboshave expectations (also hold expectations formalformal)· Many migrant workers had high expectations when they arrived, but not anymore.Muitos trabalhadores migrantes tinham grandes expectativas quando chegaram, mas já não têm mais.raise somebody's expectations (=make someone expect more success, money etc)· Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises.Tendo elevado as expectativas, o governo não conseguiu cumprir suas promessas.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.Se você não puder pagar pela casa dos seus sonhos, pode ter que baixar suas 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.A partida foi chata e não correspondeu em nada às nossas expectativas.fulfil/satisfy somebody's expectations formalformal (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations.A banda não conseguiu atender às expectativas dos fãs.exceed/surpass somebody's expectations (=be or do better than you hoped or expected)· The holiday exceeded our expectations.As férias superaram nossas expectativas.fall below/fall short of somebody's expectations (=be worse that someone hoped or expected)· Our profits last year fell below expectations.Nossos lucros no ano passado ficaram abaixo das expectativas.create expectations (=make people expect that something will happen)· The events of the last few weeks have created expectations of an economic recession.Os acontecimentos das últimas semanas criaram expectativas de uma recessão econômica.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.A peça contradiz completamente as expectativas do público.phraseslocuçõesabove expectations (=higher, better, or more successful than expected)· Economic growth last month was above expectations.O crescimento econômico do mês passado ficou acima das expectativas.below expectations (=lower, worse, or less successful than expected)· Retail sales in December were well below expectations.As vendas no varejo em dezembro ficaram bem abaixo das 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.A tarefa levou dois meses para ser concluída, mas foi bem-sucedida muito além de todas as expectativas.against/contrary to expectations (=very different to what someone expected)· Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.Ao contrário das nossas expectativas, o preço das ações na verdade subiu.