| Principales traductions |
| expect [sth]⇒ vtr | (anticipate [sth]) | s'attendre à [qch] v pron + prép |
| | | attendre⇒ vtr |
| | We can expect rain later today over much of the country. |
| | Nous pouvons nous attendre à de la pluie plus tard dans la journée sur la majorité du pays. |
| | Nous pouvons attendre de la pluie plus tard dans la journée sur la majorité du pays. |
expect,
expect that vtr | (with clause: anticipate) | s'attendre à ce que v pron |
| | | penser que, croire que vtr + conj |
| | I expect our team will lose again. |
| | Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
| | Je m'attends à ce que notre équipe perde encore. // On s'attend à ce que les grandes entreprises maintiennent la capacité des États-Unis à rester compétitifs sur le marché mondial. |
| | Je pense que notre équipe va encore perdre. |
expect,
expect that vtr | (with clause: suppose, speculate) | supposer que, présumer que vtr + conj |
| | I expect that he got lost again. |
| | Je suppose qu'il s'est encore perdu. |
| expect [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (wait for [sth], [sb] to arrive) | attendre⇒ vtr |
| | I'm expecting a package in the mail. |
| | J'attends un colis de la poste. |
| expect [sth]⇒ vtr | (require, demand [sth]) | attendre⇒ vtr |
| | As your employer, I expect perfection; this work isn't good enough! |
| expect [sth] from [sb] vtr + prep | (require, demand [sth] of [sb]) | attendre [qch] de [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | I expect an apology from you. |
| | J'attends des excuses de ta part. |
| expect [sth] of [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (require, demand [sth] of [sb]) | attendre [qch] de [qqn/qch] vtr + prép |
| | The editor expects high journalistic standards of all his reporters. |
| expect to do [sth] vi + prep | (believe you will do [sth]) | s'attendre à faire [qch] v pron + prép |
| | The England team expect to win their match against Sweden. |
| expect⇒ vi | informal (be pregnant) | être enceinte vi + adj |
| | | attendre un bébé, attendre un enfant loc v |
| Note: Usually used in the continuous form: be expecting |
| | My wife's expecting. |
| | Ma femme est enceinte. |
| | Ma femme attend un enfant. |
| expect [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (be pregnant with) (un bébé, un enfant) | attendre⇒ vtr |
| Note: Usually used in the continuous form: be expecting a baby |
| | I'm expecting a baby in July. |
| | My wife is expecting twins. |
| | J'attends un bébé pour juillet. // Ma femme attend des jumeaux. |