Usage examples of "expecting" in English with translation to Portuguese

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I'm expecting a customer today. Eu estou esperando um cliente hoje.
My father is expecting you to phone him tomorrow. Meu pai espera que você lhe telefone amanhã.
Tom and Mary are expecting a baby. O Tom e a Mary estão esperando um bebê.
Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it. A vida começa quando você decide o que é que você espera dela.
I'm expecting a letter from her. Estou esperando uma carta dela.
He wasn't expecting to see you. Ele não esperava vê-lo.
I really wasn't expecting that from you. Eu realmente não estava esperando isso de você.
We're expecting a good harvest this year. Estamos esperando uma boa colheita este ano.
We were expecting Tom to be at the party, but he didn't show up. Esperávamos que Tom estivesse na festa, mas ele não apareceu.
I was disappointed to see that my bonus was a bit less than I was expecting. Fiquei decepcionado ao ver que meu bônus era um pouco menor do que eu esperava.
My friend who lives in England will come to Brazil next week and will stay five months expecting to get a good job here. Meu amigo que mora na Inglaterra virá para o Brasil na semana que vem e ficará por cinco meses esperando encontrar um bom emprego aqui.
It's what we expected. É o que esperamos.
A great catastrophe is expected. Espera-se uma grande catástrofe.
We have to expect the worst. Temos que esperar pelo pior.
It was shorter than she expected. Foi mais curto do que esperávamos.
She expected him to leave town. Ela esperava que ele deixasse a cidade.
I never expected that to happen. Nunca esperei que isso acontecesse.
I don't expect anything from you. Eu não espero nada de você.
One can't expect everything from schools. Ninguém pode esperar tudo das escolas.
I expect that he will help us. Espero que ele nos ajude.
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