a la expectativa
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a la eɡspeɡtaˈtiba/ [a la eɣ̞s.peɣ̞.t̪aˈt̪i.β̞a]
- Syllabification: a la ex‧pec‧ta‧ti‧va
Adjective
a la expectativa (invariable)
- (idiomatic) on tenterhooks
- Synonym: con el alma en vilo
Further reading
- “a la expectativa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025