esperábamos

expected, we expected, we were expecting

Verb esperábamos

Examples

Esperábamos mejores condiciones.

We expected better terms.

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Cuanto más esperábamos, más impacientes nos volvíamos.

The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.

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Lavar el coche llevó más tiempo de lo que esperábamos.

Washing the car took longer than we expected.

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Este invierno hemos tenido menos nieve de lo que esperábamos.

We had less snow this winter than we had expected.

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No creo que la casa sea tan grande como nos esperábamos.

I don't think the house is as big as we hoped.

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Todos esperábamos ansiosos su primer retorno en diez años.

We were all anxious for his first return in ten years.

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Es lo que esperábamos.

It's what we expected.

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Nos cobraron más caro de lo que esperábamos.

They charged us more than we expected.

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Esperábamos terminar el trabajo antes de las fiestas.

We were hoping to finish the work before the holidays.

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Vino menos gente de lo que esperábamos.

Fewer people came than we were expecting.

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