me esperaba

I expected; was waiting for me

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phrase Uncommon #20,187

I expected; was waiting for me The meaning depends on context: it can mean that the speaker expected something, or that someone was waiting for the speaker. In “lo que me esperaba,” it means “what awaited me.”

SP: No me esperaba una sorpresa tan grande.

EN: I wasn’t expecting such a big surprise.

No me esperaba esto.

I didn't expect this.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Tom comió mucho más de lo que me esperaba.

Tom ate much more than I expected.

Sabía exactamente lo que me esperaba.

I knew exactly what was waiting for me.

Y sin tener ni idea de lo que me esperaba.

And without having any idea of what awaited me.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

No me esperaba a ese medio hombre del tren.

I wasn't expecting that half-man from the train.

— Érase una vez en el Oeste (1968)

Me esperaba, ¿no?

I expected it, didn't I?

— Summertime (1955)

El número uno me esperaba en el porche.

Number one was waiting for me on the porch.

Bueno, pensé que me esperaba una limpieza muy seria.

Well, I thought I was in for a really serious cleaning.

Es lo que me esperaba.

That's what I expected.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

No me esperaba ese resultado.

I wasn't expecting that result.

Bueno, no me esperaba eso.

Well, I wasn't expecting that.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Es que no me esperaba encontrarlo aquí.

I just didn't expect to find him here.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Me esperaba mucho más.

I expected much more.

No me esperaba todo esto, Mohan.

I didn't expect all this, Mohan.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Por suerte, me esperaba ese comentario.

Luckily, I was expecting that comment.

No me esperaba eso.

I didn't expect that.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Keith me esperaba desde que puse un pie en tierra.

Keith had been waiting for me ever since I set foot on land.

Pero no me esperaba que fuera esta noche.

But I didn't expect it to be tonight.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Me esperaba un trozo de pan cubierto de una lámina de queso.

I was expecting a piece of bread covered with a slice of cheese.