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hopeful [ˈhəʊpfʊl]1. adjectivea. ( = optimistic) [person, face] plein d'espoir• to be hopeful (that...) avoir bon espoir (que...)b. ( = promising) [sign, future] prometteur ; [situation, news] encourageant2. noun• the British Olympic hopefuls (hoping to make team) les candidats mpl à la sélection pour l'équipe olympique britannique ; (hoping to win medal) les prétendants mpl britanniques à une médaille olympique* * *['həʊpfl] 1.2.young hopeful — jeune espoir m; ( ambitious) ambitieux/-ieuse m/f
1) ( filled with hope) [person, expression] plein d'espoir; [attitude, mood] optimiste2) ( encouraging) [news, sign, situation] encourageant; [development] prometteur/-euse -
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hopeful ['həʊpfʊl](a) (full of hope) plein d'espoir;∎ we're hopeful that we'll reach an agreement nous avons bon espoir d'aboutir à un accord;∎ he's still hopeful that she'll come il garde bon espoir qu'elle viendra;∎ he says he'll come, but I'm not that hopeful il dit qu'il viendra mais je n'y compte pas trop;∎ I am hopeful about the outcome je suis optimiste quant au résultat(b) (inspiring hope) encourageant, prometteur;∎ the news is hopeful les nouvelles sont encourageantes ou laissent de l'espoir;∎ the situation looks hopeful la situation s'annonce meilleure2 nounaspirant(e) m,f, candidat(e) m,f;∎ a young hopeful un jeune loup;∎ Davis Cup hopefuls les prétendants à la coupe Davis -
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A n ( person) ( showing promise) espoir m ; ( ambitious) ambitieux/-ieuse m/f ; young hopeful jeune espoir m.B adj1 ( filled with hope) [person, expression] plein d'espoir ; [attitude, mood, period] optimiste ; to be hopeful about sth être optimiste quant à qch ; to be hopeful of doing avoir bon espoir de faire ; he is hopeful that he will win il a bon espoir de gagner ; we remain hopeful that… nous conservons l'espoir que… ; I am not hopeful of success je n'ai pas d'espoir de succès ;2 ( encouraging) [letter, news, result, sign, situation] encourageant ; [development, period] prometteur/-euse. -
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graveyard ['greɪvjɑ:d]also figurative cimetière m;∎ figurative this town is a graveyard cette ville est mortelle;∎ this department has been the graveyard of more than one young hopeful's ambitions ce service a mis fin aux ambitions de plus d'un jeune;∎ familiar to have a graveyard cough avoir une toux qui sent le sapin►► graveyard shift équipe f de nuit;∎ I work the graveyard shift je suis dans l'équipe de nuit;Radio & Television graveyard slot tranche f nocturne
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