expectant

ɪkˈspɛktənt
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Translation of expectant into German,

Adjective

1.

anticipation

feeling excited about something that will happen
  • She had an expectant look on her face.Sie hatte einen erwartungsvollen Ausdruck im Gesicht.
2.

pregnancy

pregnant and awaiting childbirth
  • The expectant mother prepared the nursery.Die schwangere Mutter bereitete das Kinderzimmer vor.

Noun

1.

pregnancy

person who is expecting a baby
Erwartende Schwangere f
  • The room was filled with nervous expectants at the prenatal class..Der Raum war voller nervöser Erwartender beim Geburtsvorbereitungskurs.
2.

anticipation

Rare
person waiting for something to happen
Rare
Wartender Wartende
  • The expectant stood in line for hours.Der Wartender stand stundenlang in der Schlange.
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Expressions with expectant: examples in English and translations in German

werdende Mutter
The clinic offers special classes for every expectant mother.

Synonyms and analogies of expectant in English

Examples of expectant in a sentence

  • His expectant attitude was contagious.
  • The expectant parents attended a childbirth class.
  • Expectant women often experience various cravings.
  • Expectants gathered in the waiting room, sharing their excitement.
  • The hospital had a special ward for expectants.
  • The expectant waited eagerly for the concert tickets to be released.

Translations of "expectant" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
erwartungsvolladj.

I remained still and expectant; a chilling terror crept over me.

Ich blieb still und erwartungsvoll; ein eisiger Schrecken kroch über mich.

schwangeradj.

You definitely don't want to utilize it when you're expectant or nursing, or if you have kidney or liver troubles.

Sie definitiv nicht wollen, es zu benutzen, wenn Sie schwanger sind oder stillen sind, oder wenn Sie Nieren- oder Leberprobleme haben.

zukünftigeadj.

Well, we still have to meet with the expectant mom.

Wir treffen erst noch die zukünftige Mom.

gespanntadj.

We were very careful and at the same time very expectant.

Wir waren ein bisschen nervös aber gleichzeitig sehr gespannt.

erwartendadj.

The next morning he took me, wave-tossed and expectant, in a canary-yellow 12-seater.

Am nächsten Morgen nahm er mich, winkend und erwartend, in einem kanariengelben 12-Plätzer in Empfang.

Noun
dieSchwangerenf.

The expectant woman decorated her home, preparing for the baby's arrival with love.

Die Schwangere richtete liebevoll ihr Zuhause für die Ankunft des Babys her.

werdende

The expectant family anxiously awaited the arrival of their little bundle of joy.

Die werdende Familie fieberte der Ankunft ihres kleinen Glücksbündels entgegen.

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expectant: Examples and translations in context

Then crouch in a blind with your dog expectant and eager.

Dann hocken mit Ihrem Hund erwartungsvoll und ungeduldig unter dem Schirm.

We are expectant and report on the possible outcomes that may occur.

Wir sind erwartungsvoll und Bericht über die möglichen Ergebnisse, die auftreten können.

In the meeting, his sealed lips left colleagues puzzled and expectant.

In der Besprechung ließen seine verschlossenen Lippen die Kollegen verwirrt und erwartungsvoll zurück.

Her bright eyes or his expectant look can speak volumes.

Ihre strahlenden Augen, sein erwartungsvoller Blick brennen sich ein und sprechen Bände.

There exists in all humanity an expectant dream of total spiritual liberation.

In der gesamten Menschheit existiert ein erwartungsvoller Traum von der totalen geistigspirituellen Befreiung.

And of course all who come are open and expectant.

Alle, die kommen, sind natürlich offen und erwartungsvoll.

Or maybe it is I who am morose, rain-sodden, expectant.

Oder vielleicht bin ich es, die verdrießlich, aufgeweicht, erwartungsvoll ist.

Anastasia's gaze is expectant, wanton, and licentious.

Anastasias Blick ist erwartungsvoll, begierig und zügellos.

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