anticiperen op de verwachting
English translation: act in anticipation of
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| na | To anticipate the expected |
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| na | Comes close to a tautology I think. |
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| na | Yes. |
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| na | we anticipated the prospect of a downfall... |
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11 mins
To anticipate the expected Explanation: A possibility. With kind regards, Daniel Meturgan not needed |
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18 mins
Comes close to a tautology I think. Explanation: 'In the past month we prudently acted in anticipation of .....' As a matter of interest, "anticipate" is very often erroneously used in English in the meaning of "expect", whereas to my way of thinking these two words are not synonymous. |
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19 mins
Yes. Explanation: Van Dale anticiperen op iets anticipate something vervachting 2 dat wat men verwacht expectation hope, prospect Suggestion: they prudently anticipated upward trend in the economy HTH |
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35 mins
we anticipated the prospect of a downfall... Explanation: or something along that line, is indeed correct. As you stated, it looks a bit like a tautology at first sight, but your context reveals a different story, which could read more or less as follows: 'we anticipated the (general) expectations of a worsening economy (e.g. high(er) inflation is expected, stock exchanges will perform badly, etc) and, therefore, we e.g. sold some of our stock, kept more cash , invested less,etc because you never know etc'. Sound thinking, I say :) HTH |
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