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esperado

expected

adjective es-peh-RAH-doh Less Common

Also means

awaited

Usage Note

Esperado is the past participle of esperar used as an adjective. It can mean both 'expected' (anticipated) and 'awaited' (looked forward to), since esperar covers both senses. Context usually disambiguates: el resultado esperado ('the expected result') vs el momento más esperado ('the most eagerly awaited moment'). For the opposite, use inesperado ('unexpected').

Examples

"El resultado fue el esperado por todos."

Natural Translation

The result was the one expected by everyone.

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