Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
half-expecting
Spanish translation:
casi esperaba...
Added to glossary by
Susana Magnani
Jun 13, 2006 02:53
17 yrs ago
English term
Argentina
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Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Uruguayan, US, Argentine) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
half-expecting
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Other
adjective
No se me ocurre como traducir este adjetivo. Ya es tarde y se me agotó la inspiración :(
Aquí va el contexto
I was half-expecting to be interrogated about bowel movements in case we might be adding to the constipated sector of the French population, but that didn’t seem to lie a concern of the immigration authorities.
Gracias :)
Aquí va el contexto
I was half-expecting to be interrogated about bowel movements in case we might be adding to the constipated sector of the French population, but that didn’t seem to lie a concern of the immigration authorities.
Gracias :)
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +5 | Casi esperaba... |
Susana Magnani
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| 4 +1 | No me hubiera extrañado si... |
teju
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| 4 | Ya esperaba....... |
Robert Copeland
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| 3 +1 | barruntarse |
Deschant
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Proposed translations
+5
7 mins
Susana Magnani
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
&
Spanish
Argentina
Over 30 years' experience.
Native in: Spanish , English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
51
Selected
Casi esperaba...
... ser interrogado(a) ....
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Claudia Aguero
44 mins
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gracias, claudia!
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| agree |
Chiquipaisa
1 hr
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gracias, chiquipaisa!
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| agree |
Susana Mate
2 hrs
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gracias, susana!
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| agree |
Egmont
4 hrs
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gracias, egmont!
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| agree |
uxia90
: Sí, 'casi esperaba', 'en cierto modo esperaba'...
6 hrs
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gracias, uxia!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "gracias. elegí tu opción. :)"
5 mins
Robert Copeland
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
United States
Organized, Deadline-Oriented, Reliable
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
100
Ya esperaba.......
You were not sure, but you already had the notion that it was going to happen...........
+1
5 mins
barruntarse
Una opción sería -cambiando ligeramente la sintaxis de la frase- "me barruntaba que me interrogarían"...
La traducción literal tampoco me suena completamente inusual en español: "Medio me esperaba que me interrogasen"...
La traducción literal tampoco me suena completamente inusual en español: "Medio me esperaba que me interrogasen"...
+1
11 mins
No me hubiera extrañado si...
Otra manera de decir que pensaba que a lo mejor lo iban a interrogar sobre eso.
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