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expectative

\ɛks.pɛk.ta.tiv\

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Féminin substantivé de expectatif.

noun expectatives

Attente fondée sur quelque promesse ou espérance, sur des probabilités. Mademoiselle Donis a sa fortune, moi j’ai mon nom et ma position : c’est un échange. — Quelle position ? — Celle que j’aurai et qui est d’autant plus belle qu’elle n’existe qu’en expectative.

adjective expectatif · expectatifs · expectatives

Féminin singulier de expectatif

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expectancy expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something

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@misc{expectative_2026,
  title = {expectative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/expectative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}