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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?- -
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I [həʊp]1) speranza f.to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.
to be beyond (all) o without hope essere senza speranza; to keep one's hopes high mantenere vive le proprie speranze; there are grounds for hope ci sono buone ragioni per sperare; to raise sb.'s hopes dare speranza a qcn.; to dash sb.'s hopes infrangere le speranze di qcn.; to have no hope of (doing) sth. non avere nessuna speranza di (fare) qcs.; there is little hope that ci sono poche speranze che; there is no hope of non ci sono speranze di; what a hope! some hope! colloq. magari! he hasn't got a hope in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima speranza
2) (promising person) speranza f.II 1. [həʊp]verbo transitivo sperare (2.I only o just hope he remembers spero solo che si ricordi; I (do) hope so, not spero (proprio) di sì, di no; hoping to hear from you — (in letter) nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie
verbo intransitivo sperareto hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.
••to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze
* * *[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'.) sperare2. 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.) speranza2) (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.) speranza3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) speranza•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *(First names) Hope /həʊp/f.* * *I [həʊp]1) speranza f.to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.
to be beyond (all) o without hope essere senza speranza; to keep one's hopes high mantenere vive le proprie speranze; there are grounds for hope ci sono buone ragioni per sperare; to raise sb.'s hopes dare speranza a qcn.; to dash sb.'s hopes infrangere le speranze di qcn.; to have no hope of (doing) sth. non avere nessuna speranza di (fare) qcs.; there is little hope that ci sono poche speranze che; there is no hope of non ci sono speranze di; what a hope! some hope! colloq. magari! he hasn't got a hope in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima speranza
2) (promising person) speranza f.II 1. [həʊp]verbo transitivo sperare (2.I only o just hope he remembers spero solo che si ricordi; I (do) hope so, not spero (proprio) di sì, di no; hoping to hear from you — (in letter) nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie
verbo intransitivo sperareto hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.
••to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze
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[həʊp]1. nhe is past or beyond all hope — per lui non c'è più nessuna speranza
to live in hope — vivere sperando or nella speranza
in the hope of sth — nella speranza di avere or ottenere qc
to lose hope — perdere ogni speranza or tutte le speranze
to give up hope — abbandonare ogni speranza or tutte le speranze
what a hope!; some hopes! fam — figurati!
2. vtto hope that/to do — sperare che/di fare
3. visperare, augurarsito hope for the best — sperare in bene or per il meglio
I hope so/not — spero di sì/no
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4 hope against hope
(to continue hoping when there is no (longer any) reason for hope.) sperare nell'impossibile -
5 hope for the best
(to hope that something will succeed, that nothing bad will happen etc.) sperare per il meglio -
6 hope chest
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7 -I hope so, I hope not-
Nota d'usoLe frequenti espressioni di risposta spero di sì e spero di no non vanno tradotte letteralmente con “I hope yes” o “I hope no”. Le locuzioni corrette sono “I hope so” e “I hope not”: Verrai alla festa? Spero di sì, will you come to the party? I hope so. -
8 -to hope to do o to hope doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to hope è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma all'infinito preceduto da to: They hope to arrive tonight, sperano di arrivare stanotte (non They hope arriving tonight).English-Italian dictionary > -to hope to do o to hope doing?-
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9 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') (non avere nessuna speranza) -
10 not (have) a hope
((to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something): He hasn't a hope of getting the job; `Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!') (non avere nessuna speranza) -
11 Cape of Good Hope (the)
(Place names) Cape of Good Hope (the) /ˈkeɪp əvˈgʊd ˈhəʊp/ -
12 Cape of Good Hope (the)
(Place names) Cape of Good Hope (the) /ˈkeɪp əvˈgʊd ˈhəʊp/ -
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14 hopeful hope·ful
['həʊpfʊl]1. adj(person) ottimista m/f, pieno (-a) di speranza, fiducioso (-a), (future, situation) promettente, (sign, response) incoraggiante, buono (-a) (before n)2. na young hopeful — un (-a) giovane m/f di belle speranze
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15 hopefully hope·ful·ly adv
['həʊpfəlɪ]1) (optimistically: speak) con ottimismo, con speranza2) (one hopes: incorrect use) si spera -
16 hopeless hope·less adj
['həʊplɪs](impossible, useless: situation) impossibile, (outlook, case) disperato (-a), senza speranza, (drunkard) incorreggibile, inguaribile, (bad: work) fam disastroso (-a)it's hopeless trying to convince her — è perfettamente inutile or è fiato sprecato cercare di convincerla
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17 hopelessly hope·less·ly adv
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18 white hope
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19 wither away
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20 gleam
I [gliːm]nome (of light) barlume m., bagliore m.; (of sunshine) barlume m., sprazzo m.; (of gold, polished surface) scintillio m.; (of water) luccichio m.; fig. (of hope) barlume m.II [gliːm]verbo intransitivo [ light] baluginare; [knife, surface] rilucere; [ jewel] scintillare; [ water] luccicare; [eyes, teeth] brillare* * *[ɡli:m] 1. verb(to shine faintly: a light gleaming in the distance.) brillare2. noun1) (a faint glow: the gleam of her eyes.) luccicore2) (a slight sign or amount: a gleam of hope.) barlume* * *[ɡliːm]1. nwith a gleam in one's eye — con gli occhi scintillanti, (mischievous) con uno sguardo furbesco
2. vi(light, furniture) brillare, (metal, water) luccicareto gleam (with) — brillare (di)* * *gleam /gli:m/n.barlume, sprazzo ( anche fig.); bagliore; sprazzo di luce; luccicore riflesso: the gleam of the firelight, il bagliore del fuoco acceso; There isn't a gleam of hope, non c'è un barlume di speranza.(to) gleam /gli:m/v. i.2 luccicare; splendere; brillare; lucere (lett.): My shoes gleamed after being shined, le mie scarpe brillavano dopo essere state lucidate● Joy gleamed in her eyes, le lucevano gli occhi per la gioia.* * *I [gliːm]nome (of light) barlume m., bagliore m.; (of sunshine) barlume m., sprazzo m.; (of gold, polished surface) scintillio m.; (of water) luccichio m.; fig. (of hope) barlume m.II [gliːm]verbo intransitivo [ light] baluginare; [knife, surface] rilucere; [ jewel] scintillare; [ water] luccicare; [eyes, teeth] brillare
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