hope Signification, définition

Signification de hope en français

• 0 to wish or want sth to happen or be true -- espérer

  • I hope we have good weather. J’espère que nous aurons du beau temps.

  • She hoped that Kay wouldn’t tell her secret. Elle espérait que Kay ne révèlerait pas son secret.

  • We’re hoping to buy a new car next year. Nous espérons acheter une nouvelle voiture l’année prochaine.

  • “Are we paying for dinner?” “I hope not!” “Est-ce que nous payons le dîner ?” “J’espère que non !”

  • “Did you get good grades?” “I hope so.” “Est-ce que tu as eu de bonnes notes ?” “Je l’espère.”

• 1 a belief or confidence that good things will happen in the future -- espoir [ masculine ]

  • hope and optimism l’espoir et l’optimisme

  • our hopes for the future nos espoirs pour l’avenir

  • her hopes of recovering in time for the race ses chances d’être rétablie à temps pour la course

  • We have high hopes for the conference. Nous mettons beaucoup d’espoir dans ce congrès.

  • I don’t want to raise her hopes if there’s no chance it will happen. Je ne veux pas lui donner de l’espoir s’il n’y aucune chance que cela arrive.

  • We will never lose hope of finding our daughter. Nous n’abandonnerons jamais l’espoir de retrouver notre fille.

  • I told my story in the hope that it would help others. J’ai raconté mon histoire dans l’espoir que cela aiderait les autres.

• 2 sth or sb that can make sth possible or successful -- espoir [ masculine ]

  • the boy’s only hope of escape le seul espoir d’évasion du garçon

• 3 to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen -- espérer

  • 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’.

• 4 (any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen -- espoir, espérance

  • 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.

• 5 a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc -- espoir

  • He’s my last hope – there is no-one else I can ask.

• 6 something hoped for -- espoir

  • My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.