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eles esperavam

expected, were expecting

→ esperar
esper to wait + avam they imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #13,523
expected, were expecting
PO: Eles esperavam chuva.
EN: They were expecting rain.
Conjugation of esperar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First esperava esperávamos
Third esperava esperavam

O que vocês esperavam que Tom fizesse?

What did you expect Tom to do?

Tom e Mary disseram que esperavam que teriam permissão para fazer isso.

Tom and Mary said they hoped they would be allowed to do that.

Sei que não esperavam por isso.

I know you weren’t expecting this.

— Jornada nas Estrelas II: A Ira de Khan (1982)

Sim, todos esperavam este momento!

Yes, everyone was waiting for this moment!

— Guerra e Paz (1968)

Não esperavam o que eu disse.

They didn't expect what I said.

O que as senhoras esperavam encontrar?

What did the ladies expect to find?

Eles esperavam por seu professor.

They were waiting for their teacher.

O que esperavam?

What did they expect?

— Roma (2018)

Senhoras e senhores, o momento pelo qual esperavam.

Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've been waiting for has arrived.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Você fez exatamente o que esperavam.

You did exactly what they expected.

— A Experiência (2001)

As coisas não saíram como eles esperavam.

Things didn't go as they expected.

O que vocês esperavam que a gente fizesse?

What did you expect us to do?

A maioria das pessoas esperavam que Tom ganhasse.

Most people expected Tom to win.

Seus amigos esperavam-na ao portão.

Her friends were waiting for her at the gate.

Que esperavam alguém como eu entrar por aquela porta.

That they were expecting someone like me to walk through that door.

— Caminhos do Crime (2026)

O que os senhores esperavam encontrar?

What did you expect to find?

O que vocês esperavam que fizéssemos?

What did you expect us to do?

Esperavam atrasar nossa partida.

They were hoping to delay our departure.

O que vocês esperavam encontrar?

What did you expect to find?

Agora, o momento pelo qual todos esperavam.

Now, the moment everyone has been waiting for.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Estava lá para levar os músicos além do que esperavam deles.

He was there to take the musicians beyond what was expected of them.

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

Não esperavam me encontrar!

They weren't expecting to find me!

— Jornada nas Estrelas II: A Ira de Khan (1982)

As pessoas esperavam receber de volta os empréstimos no mês que vem.

People expected to get the loans back next month.

O que esperavam encontrar?

What did they expect to find?

Que esperavam vocês?

What did you expect?

Todos esperavam em silêncio.

Everyone waited in silence.

Encontraram alguém que não esperavam.

They found someone they weren't expecting.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)