No. 1,258 in French

attentes

Expectations.

In a sentence

Les attentes des étudiants pour le cours étaient élevées.
The students' expectations for the course were high.
In this sentence, 'attentes' refers to the anticipations or aspirations the students have regarding the course, which is a common usage to describe what someone hopes or anticipates.
Il est difficile de répondre aux attentes de tout le monde, mais nous essayons.
It is difficult to meet everyone's expectations, but we try.
Here, 'attentes' indicates the standards or requirements set by others that need to be fulfilled, showing its use to describe obligations or perceptions.
Ses attentes en matière de gestion étaient claires et bien définies.
Her expectations regarding management were clear and well-defined.
In this example, 'attentes' is employed to describe someone's specific desires or criteria related to a particular topic, emphasizing directed focus.

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