esperaba

expected, i expected, i was waiting for

Examples

Tom no esperaba que Mary reaccionara como lo hizo.

Tom didn't expect Mary to react like she did.

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Tom esperaba que costaría mucho más.

Tom expected it to cost a lot more.

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Tom esperaba que la lluvia amainara antes que tuviera que caminar a casa.

Tom hoped the rain would stop before he had to walk home.

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La única razón por la que Tom fue a la fiesta es que esperaba que Mary estuviera allí.

The only reason Tom went to the party was that he expected Mary to be there.

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Tom era la última persona que esperaba ver ahí.

Tom was the last person I expected to see there.

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Eso es lo que esperaba de mi hija.

That's what I expected of my daughter.

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Me esperaba lo peor.

I was expecting the worst.

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Esperaba sorprender a Tom.

I was hoping to surprise Tom.

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Tal como se esperaba, él ganó el premio.

As was expected, he won the prize.

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Hoy logré hacer todo lo que esperaba.

I achieved all I hoped to do today.

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Esperaba ansiosamente a la ambulancia mientras sus labios se ponían azules.

As his lips got bluer, I nervously waited for the ambulance.

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No esperaba que Mary viniera tan pronto.

I didn't expect that Mary would come so soon.

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Os esperaba.

I was waiting for you.

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—Yo entiendo el italiano a la perfección —presumió ella en lo que escogía un plato del menú, pero cuando le sirvieron la comida, no era para nada lo que ella esperaba.

"I understand Italian perfectly," she boasted while choosing a dish from the menu, but when the food was served, it was not at all what she expected.

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La película fue más interesante de lo que yo esperaba.

The movie was more interesting than I expected.

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Eso terminó mejor de lo que esperaba.

That ended better than I expected.

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No esperaba encontrarte en un lugar como éste.

I didn't expect to see you at a place like this.

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Él volvió a la casa más temprano de lo que esperaba.

He came home earlier than I expected.

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Tom no esperaba que María fuera tan gentil.

Tom didn't expect Mary to be so friendly.

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No fue tan caro como esperaba.

It wasn't as expensive as I expected.

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