English-French translations for expectation

• attente
  Nous devons répondre à cette attente. We must meet that expectation.
  Nos attentes étaient réalistes. Our expectations were realistic.
  Les attentes sont trop grandes. Expectations are raised too high.
• anticipation
  D’autres préoccupations sont liées aux anticipations inflationnistes à long terme et aux évolutions monétaires. Other concerns relate to long-term inflation expectations and also monetary trends.
  La BCE doit lutter fermement contre l'inflation, et il est essentiel à ce titre de bien stabiliser les anticipations inflationnistes. The ECB has to fight inflation tenaciously, and anchoring inflation expectations is key in this regard.

Definition of expectation

• The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen
• That which is expected or looked for
• The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank
• The value of any chance which depends upon some contingent event
• The arithmetic mean

Synonyms

• average

Related words

• expectation value
• theory of expectations
• against all expectations
• contrary to all expectations
• according to expectation
• exceed expectations