hope

hope
həup
1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) esperar

2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperanza
2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperanza
3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperanza, sueño
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes

hope1 n esperanza
there's little hope of finding the treasure hay pocas esperanzas de encontrar el tesoro
never lose hope! ¡nunca pierdas la esperanza!
to give up hope / to lose hope perder las esperanzas
hope2 vb esperar
here's a present for you, I hope you like it aquí tienes un regalo, espero que te guste
is Emma coming? I hope so ¿viene Emma? Espero que sí
to hope for the best esperar que la suerte nos acompañe
El gerundio de hope se escribe hoping
hope
tr[həʊp]
noun
1 (gen) esperanza; (false) ilusión nombre femenino
don't get your hopes up too soon no te hagas ilusiones antes de tiempo
she had high hopes for her son tenía grandes esperanzas puestas en su hijo
transitive verb
1 esperar
I hope you're well espero que estés bien
intransitive verb
1 esperar
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
I hope not espero que no
I hope so espero que sí
not a hope! familiar ¡ni hablar!
some hope! familiar ¡qué va!
to have little hope of doing something tener pocas posibilidades de hacer algo
hope chest SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL ajuar nombre masculino
hope ['ho:p] v, hoped ; hoping vi
: esperar
hope vt
: esperar que
we hope she comes: esperamos que venga
I hope not: espero que no
hope n
: esperanza f
hope
n.
esperanza s.f.
expectativa s.f.
ilusión (Esperanza) s.f.
v.
esperar v.
həʊp
I
mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)


II
1.
intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that ... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que ...


2.
vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf

[hǝʊp]
1. N
1) (=expectation) esperanza f

where there's life there's hope — mientras hay vida, hay esperanza

my hope is that he'll see reason — espero que entre en razón

to be beyond (all) hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

to build one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

to be full of hope — estar lleno de esperanzas or ilusión

to get one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

don't get your hopes up — no te hagas ilusiones

to give up hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

to have hopes of doing sth — tener esperanzas de hacer algo

I haven't much hope of succeeding — no tengo muchas esperanzas de conseguirlo

I had great hopes of or for him — tenía muchas esperanzas puestas en él

he set out with high hopes — empezó lleno de esperanzas or ilusión, empezó con muchas esperanzas

I ignored him in the hope that he would go away — no le hice caso con la esperanza de que se fuera

I don't think there's much chance but we live in hope — no creo que haya muchas posibilidades pero la esperanza es lo último que se pierde

she lives in (the) hope of seeing her son again — vive con la esperanza de volver a ver a su hijo

to lose hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

to be past hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

to place one's hope(s) in/on sth — depositar las esperanzas en algo

to raise sb's hopes — dar esperanzas a algn

don't raise her hopes too much — no le des demasiadas esperanzas

don't raise your hopes — no te hagas ilusiones

false 1., 3), forlorn, pin 2., 3)
2) (=chance) posibilidad f

he hasn't much hope of winning — no tiene muchas posibilidades de ganar

there is little hope of reaching an agreement — hay pocas posibilidades or esperanzas de llegar a un acuerdo

you haven't got a hope in hell * — no tienes la más remota posibilidad

there's no hope of that — no hay posibilidad de eso

not a hope! * — ¡ni en sueños!

your only hope is to ... — tu única esperanza es ...

some hope(s)! *

"have you got the day off tomorrow?" - "some hope(s)!" — -¿libras mañana? -¡qué va! or ¡ya quisiera yo!

"maybe she'll change her mind" - "some hope(s)!" — -tal vez cambie de idea -¡no caerá esa breva!

3) (=person) esperanza f

he's the bright hope of the team — es la gran esperanza del equipo

you are my last/only hope — tú eres mi última/única esperanza

2.
VT esperar

your mother is well, I hope? — espero que su madre esté bien

to hope that ... — esperar que ... + subjun

I hope he comes soon — espero que venga pronto, ojalá venga pronto

I was hoping you'd stay — esperaba que te quedaras

I hope you don't think I'm going to do it! — ¡no pensarás que lo voy a hacer yo!

I hope to God or hell she remembers * — quiera el cielo que se acuerde

to hope to do sth — esperar hacer algo

what do you hope to gain from that? — ¿qué esperas ganar or conseguir con eso?

hoping to hear from you — en espera or a la espera de recibir noticias tuyas

let's hope it doesn't rain — esperemos que no llueva

I hope not — espero que no

I hope so — espero que sí

I should hope so (too)! — ¡eso espero!

"I washed my hands first" - "I should hope so too!" — -me he lavado las manos antes -¡eso espero!

"but I apologized" - "I should hope so too!" — -pero me disculpé -¡faltaría más!

3.
VI esperar

to hope against hope — esperar en vano

to hope for sth — esperar algo

it's the best we can hope for — no podemos esperar nada mejor

we're hoping for a boy this time — esta vez esperamos que sea niño

I shouldn't hope for too much from this meeting — no depositaría muchas esperanzas en esta reunión

I always knew it was too much to hope for — siempre supe que era mucho pedir

we'll just have to hope for the best — esperemos que todo salga bien

I'm just going to enter the competition and hope for the best — voy a presentarme al concurso y que sea lo que Dios quiera

to hope in God — confiar en Dios

4.
CPD

hope chest N(US) ajuar m (de novia)

* * *
[həʊp]
I
mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)


II
1.
intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that ... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que ...


2.
vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf


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