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to hope against

  • 1 hope against hope

    (to continue hoping when there is no (longer any) reason for hope.) esperar em vão

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  • 2 hope against hope

    (to continue hoping when there is no (longer any) reason for hope.) esperar em vão

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  • 3 to hope against

    to hope against
    esperar por uma coisa quase irrealizável.

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  • 4 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.) esperança
    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.) esperança
    3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperança
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    - hopefulness
    - hopefully
    - hopeless
    - hopelessly
    - hopelessness
    - hope against hope
    - hope for the best
    - not have a hope
    - not a hope
    - raise someone's hopes
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    [houp] n esperança, confiança, expectativa. • vt+vi esperar ( for por), ter esperança (in em). I hope for the best / espero o melhor. he doesn’t have hope in hell of doing it ele não tem a mínima chance de fazê-lo. hoped for esperado. I hope so assim espero, espero que sim. in the hope of na esperança de. to be out of hope não ter mais esperança. to hope against esperar por uma coisa quase irrealizável. to raise hopes encorajar, dar esperanças.

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  • 5 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.) esperança
    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.) esperança
    3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperança
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    - hopefulness - hopefully - hopeless - hopelessly - hopelessness - hope against hope - hope for the best - not have a hope - not a hope - raise someone's hopes

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  • 6 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) porão
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    hold1
    [hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.
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    hold2
    [hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

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  • 7 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) agüentar
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) deter
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter, comportar
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter(-se)
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter(-se)
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) manter comprometido
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) resistir
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) reter
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) ter lugar
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) manter(-se)
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) segurar
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) preensão
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe
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    - - holder
    - hold-all - get hold of - hold back - hold down - hold forth - hold good - hold it - hold off - hold on - hold out - hold one's own - hold one's tongue - hold up - hold-up - hold with II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) porão

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  • 8 discourage

    1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) desanimar
    2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) desencorajar/desviar, afastar, inibir
    3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) dissuadir
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    dis.cour.age
    [disk'∧ridʒ] vt 1 descoroçoar, desanimar, tirar o ânimo ou a coragem, desalentar. 2 dissuadir, intimidar, acanhar, impedir, desaconselhar.

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  • 9 pin

    [pin] 1. noun
    1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) alfinete
    2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) alfinete
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) pregar
    2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) pregar
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    - pinhole
    - pinpoint
    - pin-up
    - pin down
    - pins and needles
    * * *
    [pin] n 1 alfinete. 2 pino. 3 cavilha, espicho. 4 pega. 5 tranqueta. 6 broche. 7 pino de boliche. 8 chaveta. 9 cravelha (de instrumentos de corda). 10 barrilete de 4,5 galões. 11 fig ninharia, bagatela. 12 pins coll gâmbias, pernas. 13 grampo (de cabelo). 14 alfinete de segurança. • vt 1 prender com alfinetes. 2 imputar, atribuir. 3 fixar, segurar, apertar. 4 segurar, prender. 5 sujeitar a, obrigar a. 6 Chess imobilizar peça do adversário. I don’t care a pin não dou a mínima importância. pin back your ears! preste atenção! quick on the pins ágil. to pin one’s faith/ hope on contar muito com, confiar fielmente em. to pin someone down fazer com que alguém se defina ou se comprometa a fazer algo. he pinned her down to her promise / ele a obrigou a cumprir sua promessa. to pin someone to the wall encostar alguém à parede. to pin the blame on someone pôr a culpa em alguém.

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  • 10 hold off

    1) ((of weather) to stay away: I hope the rain holds off.) não vir
    2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) afastar

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  • 11 discourage

    1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) desestimular
    2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) desencorajar
    3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) desencorajar
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  • 12 hold off

    1) ((of weather) to stay away: I hope the rain holds off.) manter distância
    2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) refrear

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