hopeful

hopeful
adjective
1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) optimista, lleno de esperanza
2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) prometedor
3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) prometedor
hopeful adj esperanzado / confiado
to be hopeful tener la esperanza
I am hopeful that we will win the match tengo la esperanza de que ganaremos el partido
hopeful
tr['həʊpfʊl]
adjective
1 (promising) esperanzador,-ra, prometedor,-ra, alentador,-ra
2 (confident) optimista
noun
1 persona que promete
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
young hopeful joven nombre masulino o femenino promesa
hopeful ['ho:pfəl] adj
: esperanzado
♦ hopefully adv
hopeful
adj.
• esperanzado, -a adj.
• esperanzador adj.
• ilusionado, -a adj.
• optimista adj.

I 'həʊpfəl
adjective
a) <person> esperanzado, optimista

don't be/get too hopeful — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to be hopeful OF -ING — tener* esperanzas de + inf

b) (promising) esperanzador, prometedor

II
noun aspirante mf, candidato, -ta m,f
['hǝʊpfʊl]
1. ADJ
1) (=optimistic) [person] esperanzado, optimista; [face] esperanzado, lleno de esperanza

groups of beggars made hopeful sorties towards the tourists — grupos de mendigos se dirigían esperanzados hacia los turistas

he gave the engine a hopeful kick — le dio al motor una patada con la esperanza de que eso lo hiciese funcionar

I'll ask her, but I'm not too hopeful — le preguntaré, pero no me hago demasiadas ilusiones or no tengo muchas esperanzas

to be hopeful that — tener esperanzas de que, esperar que + subjun

• to be hopeful about sth — tener esperanzas con respecto a algo

• in the hopeful anticipation that ... — con la esperanza de que ...

• ever hopeful, he never gave up the fight — con las esperanzas intactas, nunca abandonó la lucha

• to feel hopeful — sentirse optimista

• I am hopeful of a positive outcome — tengo esperanzas de que las cosas salgan bien

to be hopeful of doing sth — tener esperanzas de hacer algo, esperar poder hacer algo

2) (=promising) [sign, future, news] esperanzador(a), prometedor(a)
2.
N aspirante mf

presidential hopefuls — aspirantes mpl a la presidencia

he enjoys his job as football coach to young hopefuls — disfruta entrenando a jóvenes promesas del fútbol

* * *

I ['həʊpfəl]
adjective
a) <person> esperanzado, optimista

don't be/get too hopeful — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to be hopeful OF -ING — tener* esperanzas de + inf

b) (promising) esperanzador, prometedor

II
noun aspirante mf, candidato, -ta m,f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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