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fə'lo:n(pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) triste, melancólico, desoladotr[fə'lɔːn]1 (forsaken) abandonado,-a2 (desolate) triste3 (hopeless) desesperado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLforlorn hope esperanza inútil, esperanza vanaforlorn [fɔr'lɔrn] adj1) desolate: abandonado, desolado, desamparado2) sad: triste3) desperate: desesperadoadj.• abandonado, -a adj.• desamparado, -a adj.• desesperado, -a adj.• triste adj.fər'lɔːrn, fə'lɔːna) ( wretched) <glance/smile> triste; < appearance> ( of person) de tristeza y desamparo; (of house, place) de abandonoin the forlorn hope of... — con la vana esperanza de...
[fǝ'lɔːn]ADJ [person] triste, melancólico; (=deserted) [cottage] abandonado; (=desperate) [attempt] desesperadowhy so forlorn? — ¿por qué tan triste?
* * *[fər'lɔːrn, fə'lɔːn]a) ( wretched) <glance/smile> triste; < appearance> ( of person) de tristeza y desamparo; (of house, place) de abandonoin the forlorn hope of... — con la vana esperanza de...
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[fəˈlɔ:n]forlorn уст., поэт. несчаст forlorn ный, заброшенный; одинокий, покинутый forlorn уст., поэт. несчаст forlorn ный, заброшенный; одинокий, покинутый forlorn hope безнадежное предприятие (тж. воен.) forlorn hope воен. отряд, выполняющий опасное задание или обреченный на гибель forlorn hope очень слабая надежда -
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fəˈlɔ:n прил.;
уст.;
поэт.
1) несчастный, заброшенный;
одинокий, покинутый Syn: lonely, desolate
2) находящийся в ужасном состоянии жалкий, заброшенный Syn: miserable, wretched
3) безнадежный( о попытке сделать что-л.) ∙ forlorn hope (возвышенно) жалкий, несчастный - he had a * look on his face у него было очень жалкое выражение лица заброшенный;
покинутый, оставленный;
одинокий потерявший надежду;
отчаявшийся - a * attempt безнадежная /обреченная на неудачу/ попытка forlorn уст., поэт. несчаст forlorn ный, заброшенный;
одинокий, покинутый forlorn уст., поэт. несчаст forlorn ный, заброшенный;
одинокий, покинутый ~ hope безнадежное предприятие (тж. воен.) ~ hope воен. отряд, выполняющий опасное задание или обреченный на гибель ~ hope очень слабая надежда -
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[fə'lɔːn]1) (sad) [ appearance] misero; [ landscape] desolato; [ sight] triste2) (desperate) [ attempt] disperato, vano* * *[fə'lo:n](pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) disperato, sconsolato* * *forlorn /fəˈlɔ:n/a.2 infelice; desolato; misero; sconsolato; dall'aria sperduta3 disperato; vano; illusorio: a forlorn attempt, un vano tentativo; forlorn hope, vana speranza; (fig.) impresa disperata; (mil., antiq.) pattuglia d'assaltoforlornlyavv.in uno stato di abbandono; desolatamenteforlornnessn. [u]stato d'abbandono; sconforto; desolazione.* * *[fə'lɔːn]1) (sad) [ appearance] misero; [ landscape] desolato; [ sight] triste2) (desperate) [ attempt] disperato, vano -
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1. a возвыш. жалкий, несчастный2. a возвыш. заброшенный; покинутый, оставленный; одинокий3. a возвыш. потерявший надежду; отчаявшийсяСинонимический ряд:1. abandoned (adj.) abandoned; alone; derelict; deserted; forgotten; forsaken; lost; solitary2. dejected (adj.) dejected; depressed; miserable; unhappy; woebegone3. desolate (adj.) comfortless; desolate; destitute; disconsolate; dreary; helpless; pitiable; tragic4. despondent (adj.) despairing; desperate; despondent; desponding; hopeless5. lonely (adj.) godforsaken; lonely; lonesome; lorn; unfrequentedАнтонимический ряд:blithe; buoyant; bustling; cheerful; comfortable; delighted; exhilarated; gay; genial; glad; gratified; happy; joyful; lively; merry -
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1. nounHoffnung, diehold out hope [for somebody] — [jemandem] Hoffnung machen
beyond or past hope — hoffnungslos
in the hope/in hope[s] of something/doing something — in der Hoffnung auf etwas (Akk.) /, etwas zu tun
I have some hope[s] of success or of succeeding — es besteht die Hoffnung, dass ich Erfolg habe
set or put or place one's hopes on or in something/somebody — seine Hoffnung auf etwas/jemanden setzen
have high hopes of something — sich (Dat.) große Hoffnungen auf etwas (Akk.) machen
not have a hope [in hell] [of something] — (coll.) sich (Dat.) keine[rlei] Hoffnung [auf etwas (Akk.)] machen können
what a hope! — (coll.)
some hope[s]! — (coll. iron.) schön wär's!
2. intransitive verbbe hoping against hope that... — trotz allem die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben, dass...
3. transitive verbI hope so/not — hoffentlich/hoffentlich nicht; ich hoffe es/ich hoffe nicht
hope to do something/that something may be so — hoffen, etwas zu tun/dass etwas so eintrifft
I hope to go to Paris — (am planning) ich habe vor, nach Paris zu fahren
* * *[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'.) hoffen2. noun1) ((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.) die Hoffnung2) (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.) die Hoffnung3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) die Hoffnung•- academic.ru/35557/hopeful">hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *[həʊp, AM hoʊp]I. n Hoffnung fis there any \hope that...? besteht da irgendeine Hoffnung, dass...?I don't hold out much \hope of getting a ticket ich habe nicht sehr viel Hoffnung, dass ich noch eine Karte bekommethere is little \hope that... es besteht wenig Hoffnung, dass...there is still \hope [that...] es besteht immer noch Hoffnung[, dass...]in the \hope that... in der Hoffnung, dass...it is my \hope that... ich hoffe, dass...sb's best/last/only \hope jds größte/letzte/einzige Hoffnungto have great [or high] \hopes große Hoffnungen habento have no \hope keine Hoffnung habento abandon [or give up] \hope die Hoffnung aufgebento be beyond [or past] [all] \hope [völlig] hoffnungslos seinto dash sb's \hopes jds Hoffnungen zerstörento give \hope Hoffnung gebento live in \hope hoffento raise sb's \hopes jdm Hoffnung machento see \hope for sb/sth für jdn/etw Hoffnung sehen▪ in the \hope of doing sth in der Hoffnung, etw zu tun▶ to not have a \hope in hell nicht die geringste Chance haben▶ some \hope, not a \hope schön wär'sII. vi hoffenit's good news, I \hope hoffentlich gute Nachrichtento \hope for the best das Beste hoffento \hope against hope [[that]...] wider alle Vernunft hoffen[, dass...]she was hoping against hope [that]... sie hoffte wider aller Vernunft, dass...to \hope and pray [that]... hoffen und beten, [dass]...▪ to \hope [that]... hoffen, dass...* * *[həʊp]1. n(also person) Hoffnung fpast or beyond hope — hoffnungslos, aussichtslos
the patient is beyond hope — für den Patienten besteht keine Hoffnung mehr
my hope is that... —
in the hope that... — in der Hoffnung, dass...
in the hope of doing sth — in der Hoffnung, etw zu tun
to have (high or great) hopes of doing sth — hoffen, etw zu tun
to live in hope of sth — in der Hoffnung auf etw (acc) leben
well, we live in hope — nun, wir hoffen eben ( weiter)
to place one's hope in sb/sth — seine Hoffnungen in or auf jdn/etw setzen
don't get or build your hopes up too much — mach dir keine allzu großen Hoffnungen
there is no hope of him having survived —
we have some hope of success — es besteht die Hoffnung, dass wir Erfolg haben
there's no hope of that — da braucht man sich gar keine Hoffnungen zu machen
where there's life there's hope — es ist noch nicht aller Tage Abend; (said of invalid) solange er/sie sich noch regt, besteht auch noch Hoffnung
to give up/lose hope of doing sth — die Hoffnung aufgeben, etw zu tun
some hope(s)! (inf) — schön wärs! (inf)
she hasn't got a hope in hell of passing her exams (inf) — es besteht nicht die geringste Chance, dass sie ihre Prüfung besteht
2. vihoffen (for auf +acc)you can't hope for anything else from him —
one might have hoped for something better — man hätte (eigentlich) auf etwas Besseres hoffen dürfen, man hätte sich eigentlich Besseres erhoffen dürfen
a pay rise would be too much to hope for — auf eine Gehaltserhöhung braucht man sich (dat) gar keine Hoffnungen zu machen
I hope so — hoffentlich, ich hoffe es
I hope not — hoffentlich nicht, ich hoffe nicht
3. vthoffenI hope to see you — hoffentlich sehe ich Sie, ich hoffe, dass ich Sie sehe
I hope I'm not disturbing you — ich hoffe, dass ich Sie nicht störe
to hope against hope that... —
hoping to hear from you — ich hoffe, von Ihnen zu hören, in der Hoffnung (form), von Ihnen zu hören
* * *hope [həʊp]A s1. Hoffnung f (of auf akk):live in hope(s) die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben, optimistisch sein;he is past all hope er ist ein hoffnungsloser Fall, für ihn gibt es keine Hoffnung mehr;there is no hope that … es besteht keine Hoffnung, dass …;it was beyond my wildest hopes es übertraf meine kühnsten Hoffnungen;in the hope of doing sth in der Hoffnung, etwas zu tun;hope springs eternal (in the human breast) (Sprichwort) der Mensch hofft, solange er lebt;my hope was for Peter to pass the examination ich hoffte, Peter würde die Prüfung bestehen;2. Hoffnung f:a) Vertrauen n, Zuversicht fb) Aussicht f:no hope of success keine Aussicht auf Erfolg;hopes of victory Siegeshoffnungen3. Hoffnung f (Person oder Sache):B v/i hoffen:hope for the best das Beste hoffen;hope for success sich Erfolg erhoffen;I hope so hoffentlich, ich hoffe es;I hope not hoffentlich nicht, ich hoffe nicht;the hoped-for result das erhoffte ErgebnisC v/t etwas hoffen:hope against hope that … die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben oder verzweifelt hoffen, dass …;hope and trust that … hoffen und glauben, dass …;* * *1. nounHoffnung, diehold out hope [for somebody] — [jemandem] Hoffnung machen
beyond or past hope — hoffnungslos
in the hope/in hope[s] of something/doing something — in der Hoffnung auf etwas (Akk.) /, etwas zu tun
I have some hope[s] of success or of succeeding — es besteht die Hoffnung, dass ich Erfolg habe
set or put or place one's hopes on or in something/somebody — seine Hoffnung auf etwas/jemanden setzen
have high hopes of something — sich (Dat.) große Hoffnungen auf etwas (Akk.) machen
not have a hope [in hell] [of something] — (coll.) sich (Dat.) keine[rlei] Hoffnung [auf etwas (Akk.)] machen können
what a hope! — (coll.)
some hope[s]! — (coll. iron.) schön wär's!
2. intransitive verbbe hoping against hope that... — trotz allem die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben, dass...
3. transitive verbI hope so/not — hoffentlich/hoffentlich nicht; ich hoffe es/ich hoffe nicht
hope to do something/that something may be so — hoffen, etwas zu tun/dass etwas so eintrifft
I hope to go to Paris — (am planning) ich habe vor, nach Paris zu fahren
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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'.) håpe2. noun1) ((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.) håp2) (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.) håp, utvei, redning3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) håp, forhåpning•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopeshåp--------håpeIsubst. \/həʊp\/1) håp2) forhåpning, forventning3) ( gammeldags) tillitbe beyond hope være håpløsdet er ikke håp for ham lenger \/ han er helt håpløsforlorn hope meget svakt håp, fåfengt håp halsløst foretagende forklaring: frontsoldater med liten sjanse til å overleve, selvmordspatrulje siste fortvilet forsøkgreat with hope ( om person) lovendehave a hope to do something ha håp om å gjøre noehave hope in sette sin lit tilhope of håp omhope springs eternal in the human breast ( ordspråk) så lenge det er liv er det håplive in hope leve i håpetlive in hopes of ha håp om, håpe pånot a hope ( hverdagslig) null tjangs, aldri i verdenraise somebody's hopes vekke forhåpninger hos noen, vekke forventninger hos noenset one's hopes on somebody sette sitt håp til noensome hope (uttrykk for vantro, pessimisme) null tjangs, aldri i verdenhvis det er det han tror, lurer han seg selva youth of great hopes en ung og lovende personIIverb \/həʊp\/håpejeg håper jeg får gjøre det snart \/ jeg håper jeg får gjort det snartjeg håper å få se det \/ jeg har håp om å få se dethope against hope håpe tross alt, klamre seg til håpethope for the best håpe det bestehope in God sette sitt håp til Gud, sette sin lit til Gud, fortrøste seg til Gudhoping to hear from you i forventning om å få høre fra deg, jeg håper å høre fra deg (hilsen i brev)I hope not det håper jeg ikke, jeg håper ikke detI hope so jeg håper det, det håper jeg -
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{houp}
I. n надежда
очакване (of something, of doing, that)
to be past/beyond all HOPE в безнадеждно положение съм
to raise HOPEs in someone пораждам надежди у някого
to be in HOPEs of надявам се да (с ger) /на
not a HOPE! upoн. какви ти надежди! some HOPE (s)! разг. никаква надежда!
II. v надявам се, вярвам, имам вяра
очаквам (for, to с inf)
I HOPE so надявам се, че е така
to HOPE against HOPE надявам се на чудо
to HOPE for the best надявам се, че всичко ще мине добре* * *{houp} n надежда; очакване (of s.th., of doing, that); to be pas(2) {houp} v надявам се; вярвам, имам вяра; очаквам (for, to с i* * *упование; уповавам се; очакване; падина; очаквам; надежда; надявам се;* * *1. i hope so надявам се, че е така 2. i. n надежда 3. ii. v надявам се, вярвам, имам вяра 4. not a hope! upoн. какви ти надежди! some hope (s)! разг. никаква надежда! 5. to be in hopes of надявам се да (с ger) /на 6. to be past/beyond all hope в безнадеждно положение съм 7. to hope against hope надявам се на чудо 8. to hope for the best надявам се, че всичко ще мине добре 9. to raise hopes in someone пораждам надежди у някого 10. очаквам (for, to с inf) 11. очакване (of something, of doing, that)* * *hope [houp] I. n надежда; очакване; вяра; to be past ( beyond, beyond all) \hope в безнадеждно положение съм; don't get ( build) your \hopes up не се самозабравяй, не се възгордявай; to anchor ( pin) o.'s \hope on уповавам се на; to dash s.o.'s \hopes разбивам надеждите на някого; to raise \hopes създавам надежди у; not to have a \hope in hell нямам никакъв шанс; to be in \hopes of надявам се на (да); forlorn \hope много слаба надежда, последна надежда; безнадеждна работа; воен. отряд, обречен на сигурна смърт; some \hope, not a \hope малко вероятно; едва ли; II. v надявам се; вярвам, имам вяра; очаквам, чакам ( for, to с inf); I \hope so надявам се, че е така; to \hope against \hope надявам се на чудо. -
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1. n Хоуп2. n надежда; чаяниеto entertain a hope that … — надеяться на то, что …
I have good hope that he will soon be well — я твёрдо надеюсь, что он скоро поправится
what a hope!, some hope! — и не надейтесь!
3. n то, что надеются получить; желание; мечтаmy great hope was a bicycle for Christmas — я очень надеялся получить велосипед в подарок к рождеству
there are still grounds for hope — всё ещё можно надеяться;
I hope we shall meet again — я надеюсь, мы снова увидимся
I hope I am not intruding — я надеюсь, что не помешаю вам
I hope I have not tired you — надеюсь, я вам не надоел?
4. n упование5. v надеятьсяto hope on — продолжать надеяться; не терять надежды
I hope all will organize — всё устроится, я надеюсь
6. v ожидать, предвкушать7. v уповать8. n небольшой узкий залив, фьорд9. n лощина, ущельеСинонимический ряд:1. ambition (noun) ambition; aspiration; desire; wish2. chance (noun) chance; opportunity; promise; prospect3. confidence (noun) assurance; belief; confidence; dependence; faith; reliance; stock; trust4. expectation (noun) expectancy; expectation; longing; optimism5. anticipate (verb) anticipate; aspire; await; dream; foresee6. believe (verb) believe; desire7. expect (verb) count on; count upon; expect; look8. trust (verb) rely; trustАнтонимический ряд:abandonment; dejection; depression; despair; despondency; disappointment; disbelief; discouragement; distrust; doubt; fear; gloom; hopelessness; pessimism -
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[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'.) upati2. noun1) ((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.) upanje2) (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.) upanje3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) upanje•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *I [hóup]nounupanje (of na), nada, zaupanjeAmerican slang white hope — bel boksar, ki ima upanje, da postane svetovni prvakII [hóup]1.intransitive verbnadejati se, upati;2.transitive verbzaupati, imeti upanje -
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n. 1. \hope (of/ for sth); \hope (of doing sth/ that...) итгэл, горьдлого. There is still a ray/ glimmer of \hope. Бага ч болов найдвар бас байнаа. She still cherished a forlorn \hope of seeing Bat again. Баттай дахин уулзах тухай хоосон горьдлогыг тэр сэтгэлдээ тээсээр явна. 2. найдвар төрүүлэх зүйл, горьдлого төрүүлэх юм. You are my last \hope-if you can't help I'm ruined. Та миний эцсийн найдвар, та л туслаж чадахгүй бол би баларлаа. hope against hope (that...) эцсээ хүртэл найдсаар байх. not have a hope (in hell) (of doing sth) ямар ч найдваргүй, байх. She hasn't got a \hope (in hell) of winning. Түүнд ялалт байгуулах өчүүхэн ч найдлага байсангүй. dash/ shatter/ resign all hope горьдлого тасрах, найдваргүй болгох. v. \hope (for sth) найдах, горьдох. All is we can do now is wait and \hope. Бүтнэ гэж найдаад л хүлээж суухаас өөр арга бидэнд байхгүй. pass/ beyond the hope найдваргүй болох. hope for the best горилсоор байх. -
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[fə'lo:n](pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) zgubljen* * *[folɔ:n]adjectivezgubljen, zapuščenpoetically nesrečen, nebogljen, beden, ubog; military forlorn hope — odred, ki ima posebno nevarno nalogo; napadalna četa; nevarna naloga; figuratively brezupno početje -
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adj. verlaten, eenzaam; troosteloos, hopeloos, wanhopig[ fəlo:n] 〈 forlornness〉1 verlaten ⇒ eenzaam, verloren2 hopeloos ⇒ troosteloos, wanhopig♦voorbeelden: -
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[fə'lɔːn](person) sconsolato (-a), (deserted: place, house) abbandonato (-a), (desperate: attempt) disperato (-a) -
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[fə΄lɔ:n] a լքյալ, մոռացված. խեղճ, դժբախտ. forlorn smile/attempt խղճուկ ժպիտ/ փորձ. a forlorn hope աղոտ հույս -
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adj поет.1) жалюгідний, нещасний2) покинутий, залишений; самітний; занедбаний3) зневірений; що втратив надіюforlorn hope — дуже мала надія, безнадійна справа
* * *aпіднес.1) жалюгідний, нещасний2) занедбаний, занехаяний; залишений; самотній3) який втратив надію; зневірений -
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adjective, obsolete poet.несчастный, заброшенный; одинокий, покинутыйforlorn hopeа) очень слабая надежда;б) безнадежное предприятие (тж. воен.);в) mil. отряд, выполняющий опасное задание или обреченный на гибельSyn:lonely* * *1 (a) жалкий; заброшенный; несчастный; одинокий; оставленный; покинутый2 (n) потерявший надежду3 (r) отчаявшийся* * *несчастный, заброшенный; одинокий, покинутый* * *[for·lorn || fə(r)'lɔrn /-lɔːn] adj. в жалком состоянии, несчастный, заброшенный, покинутый, одинокий* * * -
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[fə'lɔːn]adj1) неща́сний; занепа́лий ду́хом2) поет. поки́нутий; самі́тни́й; позба́влений чого́сь••forlorn hope — 1) ма́рна наді́я 2) безнаді́йна спра́ва
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Forlorn hope — is a military term that comes from the Dutch verloren hoop , literally lost heap , and adapted as lost troop . [ Oxford English Dictionary : forlorn hope] [cite book last = Kilian first = Cornelius authorlink = :nl:Cornelius Kiliaan coauthors =… … Wikipedia
Forlorn Hope — ist ein militärischer Begriff, der sich aus dem niederländischen Begriff „verloren hoop“ ableitet, nicht aus dem Englischen. Gemeint ist damit der sogenannte „verlorene Haufen“, was im weiteren, ins Englische übertragenen Sinne „lost heap“… … Deutsch Wikipedia
forlorn hope — n. [altered < Du verloren hoop, lit., lost group < verloren, pp. of verliezen, to lose (akin to FORLORN) + hoop, a band, group; akin to HEAP] 1. a group of soldiers detached from the main group for a very dangerous mission 2. a desperate… … English World dictionary
forlorn hope — ► forlorn hope a persistent or desperate hope that is unlikely to be fulfilled. [ORIGIN: from Dutch verloren hoop lost troop , originally denoting a band of soldiers picked to begin an attack, many of whom would not survive.] Main Entry: ↑forlorn … English terms dictionary
forlorn hope — now means only ‘a faint hope, an enterprise which has little hope of success’, but its form has nothing to do with the English word hope. It was a 16c adaptation of Dutch verloren hoop, literally meaning ‘lost troop’, and in English originally… … Modern English usage
forlorn hope — forlorn′ hope′ n. 1) a perilous or desperate enterprise 2) a vain hope 3) Obs. a group of soldiers assigned to perform some unusually dangerous service • Etymology: 1530–40 … From formal English to slang
forlorn hope — index pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
forlorn hope — noun /fəˌlɔːnˈhəʊp/ a) A small troop picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack; a storming party. Arnold, therefore, as usual with him, led the forlorn hope, marching about one hundred yards before the main body. b) Any dangerous or… … Wiktionary
forlorn hope — a persistent or desperate hope that is unlikely to be fulfilled. [C16: from Du. verloren hoop lost troop , orig. denoting a band of soldiers picked to begin an attack, many of whom would not survive.] → forlorn … English new terms dictionary
Forlorn Hope — ♦ Assault or storming party with little hope of success, or if successful, little hope of survival. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 248) … Medieval glossary
forlorn hope — 1. a perilous or desperate enterprise. 2. a vain hope. 3. Obs. a group of soldiers assigned to perform some unusually dangerous service. [1530 40; folk etymological alter. of D verloren hoop lit., lost troop] * * * … Universalium