No. 791 in Portuguese
expectativas
Expectations.
In a sentence
Minhas expectativas para o novo projeto são muito altas.
My expectations for the new project are very high.
Here, "expectativas" refers to the hopes or beliefs about a future event or outcome.
É importante alinhar as expectativas antes de começar o trabalho.
It is important to align expectations before starting the work.
In this sentence, "expectativas" signifies the mutual understandings or assumptions between parties.
As expectativas da sociedade muitas vezes guiam as decisões individuais.
Societal expectations often guide individual decisions.
Here, "expectativas" is used to denote social norms or the anticipated behaviors and attitudes prevalent in society.
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