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Pronunciation / Transliteration: expectativa
"A expectativa para a viagem era enorme."
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The action of anticipating something; expectation or excitement regarding something future.
"The children waited for Christmas with eager anticipation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'anticipatus', past participle of 'anticipare' meaning 'to take before' or 'act in advance', combining 'ante-' (before) and 'capere' (to take). The term entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting from the legal sense of taking possession of something prematurely to the general psychological state of looking forward to an event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anticipation" is said worldwide
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anticipation
Transliteration: anticipation
"Ils attendaient le résultat avec impatience et anticipation."
Vorfreude
Transliteration: Vorfreude
"Die Vorfreude auf den Urlaub ist oft die schönste Freude."
attesa
Transliteration: attesa
"Cresceva l'attesa per l'inizio del concerto."
anticipación
Transliteration: anticipación
"Había mucha anticipación antes del estreno de la película."
expectativa
Transliteration: expectativa
"A expectativa para a viagem era enorme."
प्रत्याशा
Transliteration: pratyasha
"परिणाम की प्रत्याशा में सभी की साँसें थमी थीं।"
期待
Transliteration: qīdài
"他们怀着兴奋的心情期待着假期的到来。"
기대
Transliteration: gidae
"우리는 큰 기대를 품고 여행을 떠났다."
期待
Transliteration: kitai
"彼女は大きな期待を胸にコンサートを待っていた。"
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