s'y attendre

to expect it

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to expect it The pronoun “y” refers to something already mentioned or understood.
FR: Il faut s'y attendre.
EN: One should expect it.

Il faut s'y attendre.

It’s to be expected.

Ils doivent s'y attendre.

They must be expecting it.

— Star Trek, le film (1979)

Comme on pouvait s'y attendre.

As one might expect.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Il fallait s'y attendre.

It was to be expected.

Ainsi qu'il fallait s'y attendre, il prit la première place.

As was to be expected, he took first place.

Oui, il faut s'y attendre.

Yes, that’s to be expected.

— Article 15 (2019)

Fallait s'y attendre.

It was to be expected.