anticipate

anticipate
anticipate [{{t}}æn'tɪsɪ‚peɪt]
1 transitive verb
(a) (think likely) prévoir, s'attendre à;
∎ they anticipate meeting some opposition, they anticipate that they will meet some opposition ils s'attendent à rencontrer une certaine opposition;
∎ we had anticipated a price increase nous nous attendions à ou nous avions prévu une hausse des prix;
∎ I didn't anticipate leaving so early je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'on parte si tôt;
∎ we don't anticipate any objections nous n'envisageons pas d'objections;
∎ we do not anticipate any delays aucun retard n'est prévu;
∎ do you anticipate visiting her? pensez-vous lui rendre visite?;
∎ faster than anticipated plus vite que prévu;
∎ as anticipated comme prévu
(b) (be prepared for → attack, decision, event) anticiper, anticiper sur; (→ needs, wishes) devancer, prévenir, aller au devant de;
∎ we anticipated our competitors by launching our product first nous avons devancé la concurrence en lançant notre produit les premiers;
∎ he anticipated the fall in price and sold early il a anticipé la baisse des prix et a vendu avant
(c) (prefigure)
∎ her writing anticipated later developments in English fiction son style annonçait ou préfigurait les développements futurs de la fiction anglaise
(d) (act on prematurely → effect, success) escompter; {{}}Finance{{}} (→ profit, salary) anticiper sur; (→ happiness) anticiper, savourer d'avance; (→ pain) anticiper, éprouver d'avance
(e) {{}}Finance{{}} (pay in advance → bill) anticiper
(f) (mention prematurely) anticiper, anticiper sur;
∎ don't anticipate the end of the story n'anticipez pas la fin de l'histoire
2 intransitive verb
anticiper;
∎ just wait and see, don't anticipate attends de voir, n'anticipe pas;
∎ do you think you'll get married? - I think you're anticipating a bit penses-tu que tu vas te marier? - je crois que tu vas un peu vite
►► {{}}Finance{{}} anticipated profit profit m espéré

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