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1 ♦ hope
♦ hope /həʊp/n. [cu]speranza; speme (poet.): There is hope of a cure, c'è speranza di una cura; I have high ( o great) hopes of being accepted ( that I shall be accepted), ho buone (o forti) speranze d'essere accettato (che sarò accettato); faint hope, remota speranza; forlorn (o vain) hope, vana speranza; (fig.) impresa disperata; false hopes, speranze illusorie; fervent hope, fervida speranza; fresh hope, nuova speranza; unfulfilled hopes, speranze irrealizzate; one's last hope, l'ultima speranza; in the hope of [that], nella speranza di [che]; to live in hope, continuare a sperare; mantener viva la speranza; to raise sb. 's hopes, suscitare le speranze di q.; to hold out little hope (o not to hold out much hope) avere ben poche speranze; to entertain hopes of success, nutrire speranze di buona riuscita; to disappoint sb. 's hopes, deludere le speranze di q.; to give up all hope, lasciare ogni speranza; to shatter sb. 's hopes, distruggere le speranze di q.● hope chest, (stor.) cassa da (o del) corredo; (fig. USA) corredo da sposa □ (di situazione, malato, ecc.) beyond hope, senza alcuna speranza; senza più speranze □ in hope(s) of better days, nella speranza di giorni migliori □ (fam.) not a hope!, nessuna speranza!; non c'è speranza! □ (fam.) not to have a hope in hell (of), non avere la ben che minima speranza (di) □ past ( all) hope = beyond hope ► sopra □ (iron. GB) Some hope! (o What a hope!), hai voglia (di sperare)!; campa cavallo!; te lo sogni!; magari! □ (prov.) Hope springs eternal ( in the human breast), la speranza è l'ultima a morire.♦ (to) hope /həʊp/v. i. e t.sperare; auspicare; confidare; avere fiducia: We hope to meet them again in Italy, speriamo di rivederli in Italia; I hope ( that) you're okay, spero che tu stia bene; They're hoping to be ready by Thursday, confidano (o contano) di essere pronti per giovedì; Let's hope for the best, speriamo (in) bene; che Dio ce la mandi buona!; DIALOGO → - Car problems 1- I was hoping you could tell me, speravo che potesse dirmelo lei; I hope not, spero di no; I hope so, spero di sì; I should hope not, lo spero bene (che non sia così); ci mancherebbe (altro); I should hope so ( o So I should hope), lo spero bene (che sia così); ci mancherebbe (altro); vorrei ben vedere● to hope against hope, sperare contro ogni speranza, nutrire un'assurda speranza.NOTA D'USO: - to hope to do o to hope doing?- -
2 fervent
['fɜːvənt]* * *['fə:vənt](enthusiastic and very sincere: fervent hope.) fervente* * *fervent /ˈfɜ:vənt/a.1 fervente; fervido; ardente; appassionato: fervent belief, convinzione fervente; fervent supporter, acceso sostenitore; fervent love, amore ardente; a fervent hope, una fervida speranza2 (poet.) caldo; infuocato; ardentefervently avv.* * *['fɜːvənt] -
3 fervent fer·vent ['fɜːv(ə)nt]
(believer, supporter) fervente, (desire) ardente, fervido (-a)in the fervent hope that... — sperando ardentemente che...
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4 fervid fer·vid ['fɜːvɪd] adj
(believer, supporter) fervente, (desire) ardente, fervido (-a)in the fervent hope that... — sperando ardentemente che...
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5 fervently
См. также в других словарях:
hope — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 belief that sth you want will happen ADJECTIVE ▪ deep (esp. AmE), fervent, great ▪ a feeling of considerable hope ▪ It is my fervent hope that you will be able to take this project forward … Collocations dictionary
Hope — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hope >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hope hope hopes Sgm: N 1 desire desire &c. 865 Sgm: N 1 fervent hope fervent hope sanguine expectation trust confidence reliance Sgm: N 1 faith … English dictionary for students
fervent — fer|vent [ fɜrvnt ] adjective very enthusiastic and sincere, especially about something you believe in or support: I have always been one of his most fervent admirers. fervent hope/belief: I would like to express my fervent hope for your success … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fervent — UK [ˈfɜː(r)v(ə)nt] / US [ˈfɜrv(ə)nt] adjective very enthusiastic and sincere, especially about something you believe in or support I have always been one of his most fervent admirers. fervent hope/belief: I would like to express my fervent hope… … English dictionary
fervent — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)v(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A fervent person has or shows strong feelings about something, and is very sincere and enthusiastic about it. ...a fervent admirer of Morisot s work. ...the fervent hope that matters will be settled… … English dictionary
hope — I n. 1) to arouse, inspire, stir up hope 2) to raise smb. s hopes 3) to express, voice a hope 4) to cherish, entertain, nurse a hope 5) to pin, place, put one s hopes on 6) to dash, deflate, dispel; thwart smb. s hopes 7) to abandon, give up hope … Combinatory dictionary
fervent — adj. Fervent is used with these nouns: ↑admirer, ↑belief, ↑believer, ↑Catholicism, ↑desire, ↑hope, ↑nationalist, ↑prayer, ↑supporter, ↑wish … Collocations dictionary
dream — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vision, reverie, fantasy, fancy; daydream, chimera, nightmare; delusion, hallucination. See imagination, insubstantiality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental pictures] Syn. nightmare, apparition,… … English dictionary for students
desire — Synonyms and related words: Amor, Christian love, Eros, Platonic love, address, admiration, adoration, affection, agape, aim, aim at, ambition, andromania, animus, aphrodisia, appeal, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, application, apply … Moby Thesaurus
trust — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, absolute interest, accept, accept for gospel, accept implicitly, acceptation, acception, acquiescence, agency, agentship, aktiebolag, arrogance, aspiration, aspire to, assign, assignment, assumption … Moby Thesaurus
promise — Synonyms and related words: accede, accord, actuarial prediction, adumbration, afford hope, agree, agree to, agreement, apocalypse, arrangement, aspiration, assent, assumption, assurance, assure, assured faith, augur, augur well, augury, auspice … Moby Thesaurus
