esperar-2
call on/upon ; expect ; hope ; count on ; look to ; bank on.
The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.
Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.
Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.
Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.
aparecer sin esperarlo
come out of + the (clear) blue (sky)
appear out of + the (clear) blue (sky)
This proposal appeared to come out of the clear blue sky, and has raised eyebrows in Taiwan and overseas.
It could be legit, but money does not typically appear out of the clear blue sky.
como cabe esperar
unsurprisingly
as one might expect
as expected
true to form
true to pattern
In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.
And, as one might expect, there are a variety of vendors offering e-book products, some of them clearly thinking about the library market as a potential source of revenue.
As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism.
She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form.
True to pattern, however, the days after the typhoon were sunny and bright.
como cabía esperar
as expected
true to form
true to pattern
As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism.
She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form.
True to pattern, however, the days after the typhoon were sunny and bright.
como cabría esperar
as might be expected
as one might expect
As might be expected, the terminology is noticeably British as opposed to the American terminology in the previous examples.
And, as one might expect, there are a variety of vendors offering e-book products, some of them clearly thinking about the library market as a potential source of revenue.
como era de esperar
as expected
true to form
true to pattern
As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism.
She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form.
True to pattern, however, the days after the typhoon were sunny and bright.
como es de esperar
predictably
not surprisingly
as expected
true to form
true to pattern
quite naturally
Perhaps predictably many of these problems are concerned with the label that is given to a subject in an alphabetical index.
Not surprisingly, no one physical form meets all these criteria.
As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism.
She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form.
True to pattern, however, the days after the typhoon were sunny and bright.
This work thus gave rise, quite naturally, to the use of figure drawing for teaching some of the basic aspects of positional astronomy and astronavigation.
cuando menos te lo esperes
on any given Sunday
They are the weak link in the playoffs, but they are good enough to beat any of their competitors on any given Sunday.
decir + esperar
express + hope
He also expressed the hope that the changes to be made would enable the scheme to last for a considerable time into the future.
es de esperar
hopefully
During searching the index user is expected to formulate headings in the same way, and hopefully to match his subject description with the indexer's description.
esperamos sus noticias [Formula de despedida utilizada en cartas y mensajes]
look forward to + hearing from you
We look forward to hearing from you.
esperando que
in hope(s) that
in hopeful expectation that
These are opportunities that lend themselves to a diversity of initiatives at this point, in hopes that we can better understand some of the questions.
Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.
esperar con ansiedad
hope for
hold + Posesivo + breath
Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.
At the moment, I need to use Unicode and I'm not going to hold my breadth until ISI incorporates it in the next version.
esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo)
look forward to (+ Gerundio)
We may look forward to more complete fulfilment of this objective in the near future.
esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo)
look forward to (+ Gerundio)
We may look forward to more complete fulfilment of this objective in the near future.
esperar continuar
look to + continue
Milan have struck a rich vein of form of late, and will look to continue the same in this match.
esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo)
look forward to (+ Gerundio)
We may look forward to more complete fulfilment of this objective in the near future.
esperar lo imposible
shoot (for) + the moon
cry for + the moon
ask for + the moon
reach for + the moon
Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon.
In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon.
Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.
esperar lo mejor
hope for + the best
This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
esperar lo mejor pero preparándose para lo peor
hope for the best and/but prepare for the worst
hope for the best and/but plan for the worst
You might be an optimist, but with software projects, as the saying goes, you can hope for the best but you should prepare for the worst.
While no one knows exactly what 2010-11 will bring, we can all hope for the best and plan for the worst.
esperar lo peor
expect + the worst
The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
esperar que la suerte + Pronombre + acompañe
hope for + the best
This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
esperar que todo salga bien
hope for + the best
This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
esperarse
hold + Posesivo + horses
hang + fire
Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.
He intervened in the matter after it was brought to his notice that the appointment of Salaskar's daughter was hanging fire for quite sometime.
esperarse Algo
come as + no surprise
Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.
esperar tener suerte
hope for + the best
This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
esperar una (gran) sorpresa
be in for a (big) surprise
A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass.
esperar un bebé
expect + a baby
We just found out my husband's niece and her husband are expecting a baby.
llegar a esperar
come to + expect
Users come to expect the regular appearance of the abstracts bulletin.
medio esperar
half expect
She said she guessed as much and she half expected it actually.
mucha gente + esperar que
be widely expected
The rapid introduction of new technologies into libraries was widely expected to lead to sweeping changes in library organisation and management.
que espera demasiado
over expectant
The Web has acquired a bad name largely as a result of naive and over expectant users.
salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera
come out of + the woodwork
And I'm sure there's plenty more unknowns or 'brand-news' yet to come out of the woodwork.
ser algo de esperar
be a matter of course
It was rather a surprise to her to find Mary alone; but being alone, her being unwell and out of spirits was almost a matter of course.
sin esperarlo
out of the (clear) blue (sky)
like a bolt out of the blue
like a bolt from the blue
The article is entitled 'Software out of the blue'.
The election results came like a bolt out of the blue, threatening his loss of power.
A white bird in the distance was seen to dart down like a bolt from the blue and seize a flying fish in the air.
