expect

esperar, prever

Creer que algo ocurrirá o que alguien o algo llegará.

En inglés sencillo: To think that something will happen or that someone or something will arrive.

• I expect rain tomorrow.
• We expected the parcel to arrive on Monday.
• Do you expect to finish today?

Cómo se usa: expect to do something (We expect to arrive before lunch.); expect someone/something to do something (I expect the train to be late.); expect that… (They expect that prices will fall.)

Sinónimos: anticipate, predict

Expresiones frecuentes: expect someone soon, expect a delivery, expect rain, expect to win

esperar un bebé, estar embarazada

Estar embarazada y esperar el nacimiento de un bebé.

En inglés sencillo: To be pregnant and waiting for a baby to be born.

• She is expecting a baby.
• They were expecting twins when they moved here.
• Are you expecting your first child?

Cómo se usa: be expecting (a baby) (My sister is expecting a baby in June.)

Sinónimos: be pregnant

Expresiones frecuentes: expect a baby, expect twins, expect a child