eu estava esperando

I was expecting

→ eu

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I was expecting Depending on context, esperando can also mean “waiting” or “hoping.”

PO: Eu estava esperando uma resposta.

EN: I was expecting an answer.

Eu estava esperando que você viesse.

I was expecting you to come.

— Conclave (2024)

Tom é a pessoa que eu estava esperando.

Tom is the person I've been waiting for.

Eu estava esperando alguém dizer isso.

I was waiting for someone to say that.

Eu estava esperando que o Tom não fosse querer fazer isso.

I was hoping Tom wouldn’t want to do that.

Eu estava esperando.

I was waiting.

— Eles Não Usam Black-Tie (1981)

Mas eu estava esperando a estrada abrir.

But I was waiting for the road to open.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Eu estava esperando por eles.

I was waiting for them.

Eu estava esperando surpreender o Tom.

I was hoping to surprise Tom.

Eu estava esperando o Tom para me ajudar.

I was waiting for Tom to help me.

Eu estava esperando que você visse algo que eu não vi.

I was hoping you would see something that I didn't see.

— Tudo em Todo o Lugar ao Mesmo Tempo (2022)

Essa não era a resposta que eu estava esperando.

That wasn't the answer I was expecting.

Eu estava esperando encontrar Tom aqui.

I was expecting to find Tom here.

Eu estava esperando que você dissesse isso.

I was expecting you to say that.

É claro que eu estava esperando.

Of course I was expecting it.

Eu estava esperando por um milagre.

I was hoping for a miracle.

— Anjos Caídos (1995)

Eu estava esperando te encontrar.

I was expecting to see you.

Eu estava esperando o Tom.

I was waiting for Tom.

Eu estava esperando que vocês quisessem conhecer nossos amigos.

I was hoping you would want to meet our friends.

O homem que eu estava esperando não apareceu.

The man I was waiting for didn’t show up.

Ele bate mais forte do que eu estava esperando.

It hits harder than I expected.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Eu estava esperando isso!

I was expecting this!

Eu estava esperando que você quisesse conhecer nossos amigos.

I was hoping you'd want to meet our friends.

Ela me amava, mas eu estava esperando.

She loved me, but I was waiting.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Esse era o tipo de reação que eu estava esperando.

That was the kind of reaction I was expecting.

— Juno (2007)

Eu estava esperando que o Tom me pedisse para cantar.

I was expecting Tom to ask me to sing.

Eu estava esperando você chegar lá.

I was waiting for you to get there.

Isto é o que eu estava esperando.

This is what I was expecting.

Eu estava esperando ouvir de você.

I was waiting to hear from you.

Eu estava esperando reabrir por isso fui ao Teatro de Fantoches.

I was waiting for it to reopen, so I went to the Puppet Theater.

— Pinóquio (2019)

Eu estava esperando muito mais.

I was expecting much more.