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"word": "expectación"
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"word": "kusudio"
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"word": "förväntan"
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"word": "очі́кування"
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"ref": "1922, Michael Arlen, “Ep./1/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days",
"text": "And so it had always pleased M. Stutz to expect great things from the dark young man whom he had first seen in his early twenties ; and his expectations had waxed rather than waned on hearing the faint bruit of the love of Ivor and Virginia—for Virginia, M. Stutz thought, would bring fineness to a point in a man like Ivor Marlay,[…].",
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"ref": "1961 March, B.A. Haresnape, “Design on the railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 145",
"text": "Thus the B.R. diesel fleet today is composed of a rather assorted collection of designs. Some have proved to be remarkably satisfactory in service; others have so far not come up to expectations and I suppose it is doubtful whether any more orders for some types will be forthcoming.",
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"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
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"word": "надежда"
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"roman": "verojatnost",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
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"word": "вероятност"
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"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
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"word": "expectativa"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qīwàng",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"word": "期望"
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"tags": [
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"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"word": "ootus"
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"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"word": "odotus"
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"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"word": "attente"
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"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
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"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
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"word": "προσδοκία"
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"word": "attese"
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"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"word": "希望"
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"word": "наде́жда"
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"word": "tarajio"
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"roman": "nadíja",
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"tags": [
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"word": "наді́я"
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"word": "odotus"
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"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
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"roman": "pratīkṣa",
"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
"word": "പ്രതീക്ഷ"
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"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
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"word": "очі́кування"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "așteptat"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ožidánije",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ожида́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadéžda",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "наде́жда"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čájanije",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ча́яние"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fiughair"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dùil"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "expectativa"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"word": "tarajio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "förväntning"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "förväntan"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nadíja",
"sense": "that which is expected or looked for",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "наді́я"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qīwàng",
"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
"word": "期望"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qīdài",
"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
"word": "期待"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
"word": "odotus"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aspettativa"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "pratīkṣa",
"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
"word": "പ്രതീക്ഷ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ožidánije",
"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ожида́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "expectativa"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "očíkuvannja",
"sense": "prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "очі́кування"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qīwàngzhí",
"sense": "the value of any chance which depends upon some contingent event",
"word": "期望值"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the value of any chance which depends upon some contingent event",
"word": "odotusarvo"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the value of any chance which depends upon some contingent event",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "wartość oczekiwana"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the value of any chance which depends upon some contingent event",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "expectativa"
}
],
"word": "expectation"
}
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