expectant

ɛkspɛktɑ̃

Definition

Definition of expectant - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

attente

Rare

qui attend quelque chose ou quelqu'un

Rare

Elle resta expectante devant la porte fermée.

attentif

en attente

médical

TECH.

qui laisse agir la nature sans intervention active

TECH.

Le médecin adopta un traitement expectant pour cette maladie.

attentiste

politique

Rare

qui attend avant de prendre une décision

Rare

Le gouvernement maintient une attitude expectante face à la crise.

attentiste

indécis

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Origin of expectant

latin, expectans (attendant)

Examples of expectant in a sentence

Son regard expectant trahissait son impatience.
Le choix expectant fut privilégié en l’absence de complications.
Une attitude expectante est parfois recommandée en pédiatrie.
Le parti reste expectant avant d’annoncer sa position officielle.
Les investisseurs adoptent une posture expectante en attendant les résultats du vote.

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English:expectant, watchful waiting, ...
German:erwartungsvoll, abwartend, ...
Italian:in attesa, expectante, ...
Spanish:expectante, observacional, ...
Portuguese:à espera, ...
Chinese:期待的, 观望的, ...
Japanese:待ち構えている, 経過観察の, ...
Arabic:مترقب, انتظاري, ...
Hebrew:מְצַפֶּה, מַמְתִּין, ...
Russian:ожидающий, выжидательный, ...
Ukrainian:очікуючий, вичікувальний, ...
Catalan:expectant, de deixada, ...
Danish:afventende, ekspektativ, ...
Dutch:wachtend, expectatief, ...
Greek:αναμένοντας, αναμονής, ...
Khmer:ទន្ទឹងរង់ចាំ, រង់ចាំតាមដាន, ...
Korean:기대에 찬, 경과 관찰의, ...
Polish:oczekujący, obserwacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):expectante, de observação, ...
Romanian:așteptător, expectativ, ...
Swedish:avvaktande, expektativ, ...
Thai:รอคอย, เฝ้าระวัง, ...
Turkish:bekleyici, bekle-gör, ...
Vietnamese:chờ đợi, theo dõi, ...

expecter

ɛkspektɛʁ

Definition of expecter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

attente

Dated

attendre quelque chose ou espérer que cela arrive

Dated

Il expecte une réponse favorable à sa demande.
Nous expectons tous une amélioration de la situation.
Elle expecte depuis longtemps une promotion.

attendre

espérer

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Origin of expecter

latin, exspectare (attendre)

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English:expect, ...
German:erwarten, ...
Italian:aspettare, ...
Spanish:esperar, ...
Portuguese:esperar, ...
Chinese:期待, ...
Japanese:期待する, ...
Arabic:توقع, ...
Hebrew:לְצַפּוֹת, ...
Russian:ожидать, ...
Ukrainian:очікувати, ...
Catalan:esperar alguna cosa, ...
Danish:forvente, ...
Dutch:verwachten, ...
Greek:περιμένω, ...
Khmer:រង់ចាំ, ...
Korean:기대하다, ...
Polish:oczekiwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):esperar, ...
Romanian:a aștept, ...
Swedish:vänta sig, ...
Thai:คาดหวัง, ...
Turkish:beklemek, ...
Vietnamese:mong đợi, ...

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