esperaba

expected, i expected, i was waiting for

Examples

Tom no esperaba eso.

Tom didn't expect that.

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Él esperaba con ansias la cita de esa noche.

He was looking forward to that evening's date.

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Ella era la última persona que esperaba ver en un sitio como ése.

She was the last person I expected to see in such a place.

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El viaje es más largo de lo que esperaba.

The trip is longer than I expected.

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Una multitud esperaba verlo.

A crowd waited to see him.

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Un destino atroz le esperaba.

A terrible fate awaited him.

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Esperaba más de vos.

I expected better from you.

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Vi un accidente de tránsito mientras esperaba al bus.

While I was waiting for the bus, I saw a traffic accident.

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¡Me lo esperaba!

I was expecting it!

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Esperaba encontrarte ahí.

I had hoped to meet you there.

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No esperaba que te presentaras aquí.

I didn't expect you to turn up here.

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Como se esperaba, la expresión del gen se redujo significativamente.

As expected, expression of the gen was significantly reduced.

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No os esperaba tan pronto.

I didn't expect you to come so soon.

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El número de estudiantes que llegaron tarde a la escuela fue mucho más pequeño de lo que esperaba.

The number of students who were late for school was much smaller than I had expected.

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Nadie esperaba eso.

Nobody was expecting that.

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Tom esperaba ganar el primer premio.

Tom was hoping to win the first prize.

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Ella mató el tiempo leyendo una revista mientras esperaba.

She killed time reading a magazine while she waited.

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No me esperaba que hubiese alguien en casa.

I hadn't expected anyone to be home.

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Tom esperaba que esto sucediera.

Tom expected this to happen.

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Fue más corto de lo que ella esperaba.

It was shorter than she expected.

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