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1 hope
[həup] 1. nnadzieja f2. vi 3. vtto hope that … — mieć nadzieję, że …
to hope to do sth — mieć nadzieję, że się coś zrobi
I hope so/not — mam nadzieję, że tak/nie
to have no hope of sth/doing sth — nie liczyć na coś/zrobienie czegoś
in the hope that/of — w nadziei, że/na +acc
* * *[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'.) mieć nadzieję2. 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.) nadzieja2) (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.) nadzieja3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) nadzieja•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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2 clutch at straws
(to hope that something may help one in a hopeless situation.) chwytać się jak tonący brzytwy
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