hope Significado & definición

Significado de hope en español

• 0 to want something to happen or be true -- esperar

  • I hope that the bus won’t be late.

  • We had hoped for better weather than this.

  • ‘Is he coming?’ ‘I hope so.’

• 1 to want to do something -- esperar hacer algo

  • Dad hopes to retire next year.

• 2 a good feeling about the future, or something that you want to happen -- esperanza

  • a message full of hope

  • What are your hopes for the future?

• 3 a person or thing that could help you and make you succeed -- esperanza

  • Doctors say his only hope is an operation.

• 4 because you want something good to happen -- con la esperanza de

  • She went to Paris in the hope of improving her French.

• 5 to wish or want sth to happen or be true -- esperar

  • I hope we have good weather. Espero que tengamos buen tiempo.

  • She hoped that Kay wouldn’t tell her secret. Esperaba que Kay no le contara su secreto.

  • We’re hoping to buy a new car next year. Esperamos comprar un coche nuevo el próximo año.

  • “Are we paying for dinner?” “I hope not!” “¿Vamos a pagar por la cena?” “¡Espero que no!”

  • “Did you get good grades?” “I hope so.” “¿Habrás sacado buenas notas?” “Espero que sí.”

• 6 a belief or confidence that good things will happen in the future -- esperanza [ feminine ]

  • hope and optimism esperanza y optimismo

  • our hopes for the future nuestras esperanzas para el futuro

  • her hopes of recovering in time for the race sus esperanzas de recuperarse a tiempo para la carrera

  • We have high hopes for the conference. Tenemos altas espectativas para la conferencia.

  • I don’t want to raise her hopes if there’s no chance it will happen. No quiero darte esperanzas si no hay posibilidad de que suceda.

  • We will never lose hope of finding our daughter. Nunca perderemos la esperanza de encontrar a nuestra hija.

  • I told my story in the hope that it would help others. Conté mi historia con la esperanza de que ayudaría a otros.

• 7 sth or sb that can make sth possible or successful -- esperanza [ feminine ]

  • the boy’s only hope of escape la única esperanza de escape del niño