esperaba

expected, i expected, i was waiting for

Examples

Eres la última persona que esperaba encontrarme.

You are the last person that I expected to meet.

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Gastamos más dinero de lo que se esperaba.

We spent more money than was expected.

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No esperaba encontrarte.

I didn't expect to meet you.

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Le esperaba un terrible destino.

A terrible fate awaited him.

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Él no esperaba verlo.

He wasn't expecting to see you.

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No esperaba nada.

I didn't expect anything.

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El jardín era más grande de lo que esperaba.

The garden was larger than I had expected.

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Es exactamente como esperaba.

It's exactly as I expected.

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Ella esperaba que él le comprase un regalo caro.

She expected him to buy her an expensive gift.

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Es bastante diferente de lo que esperaba.

It's really different from what I expected.

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Ella esperaba que él solucionara el problema.

She expected him to solve the problem.

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Tom esperaba conseguir un beso.

Tom was hoping to get a kiss.

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Ella era mejor de lo que esperaba.

She was better than I expected.

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Tom esperaba ver a Mary.

Tom was hoping to see Mary.

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Ella esperaba que él dejase la ciudad.

She expected him to leave town.

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No lo esperaba.

I didn't expect it.

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John lo hizo incluso mejor de lo que se esperaba.

John did even better than was expected.

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Tom esperaba que María le sonriera.

Tom was hoping that Mary would smile at him.

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Yo esperaba sorprender a Tom.

I was hoping to surprise Tom.

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Ella hizo tiempo leyendo una revista mientras esperaba.

She killed time reading a magazine while she waited.

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