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1 little hope

s.

pocas esperanzas.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > little hope
2 there is a little hope

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there's little hope — маловероятно

there is little hope — маловероятно

there's a little hope — маловероятно

English-Russian big medical dictionary > there is a little hope
3 there's little hope

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there is little hope — маловероятно

there's a little hope — маловероятно

there is a little hope — маловероятно

English-Russian big medical dictionary > there's little hope
4 there is little hope

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there is a little hope — маловероятно

there's a little hope — маловероятно

English-Russian big medical dictionary > there is little hope
5 there's a little hope

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there is a little hope — маловероятно

there is little hope — маловероятно

English-Russian big medical dictionary > there's a little hope
6 to have little hope of doing something

to have little hope of doing something

tener pocas posibilidades de hacer algo

English-spanish dictionary > to have little hope of doing something
7 have little hope

Общая лексика: иметь мало надежды (слабую надежду)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have little hope
8 hold out little hope

Идиоматическое выражение: (for something) не обнадёживать по поводу (чего-л.), (of doing something) не обнадёживать относительно делания (чего-л.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hold out little hope
9 the doctors hold out little hope for his recovery

Общая лексика: врачи не обнадёживают нас по поводу его выздоровления

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the doctors hold out little hope for his recovery
10 there is a little hope

Нефть: маловероятно

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there is a little hope
11 there is precious little hope

Общая лексика: надежды почти нет

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there is precious little hope
12 this holds out little hope

Общая лексика: это сулит мало хорошего

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > this holds out little hope
13 there is a little hope

маловероятно

Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > there is a little hope
14 to hold out little hope

сулить мало хорошего

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to hold out little hope
15 ♦ 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?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ hope
16 hope

hope [həʊp]

1. noun

espoir m ( of doing sth de faire qch)

• she lives in the hope of seeing her son again elle vit dans l'espoir de revoir un jour son fils

• in the hope that... dans l'espoir que...

• to have hopes of doing sth avoir l'espoir de faire qch

• I haven't much hope of succeeding je n'ai pas beaucoup d'espoir de réussir

• to give up hope perdre espoir

• to give up hope of doing sth abandonner l'espoir de faire qch

• beyond hope sans espoir

• she hasn't a hope of being promoted elle n'a pas la moindre chance d'être promue

• there is no hope of that c'est hors de question

• he set out with high hopes il s'est lancé avec l'espoir de faire de grandes choses

• she had high hopes of winning elle avait bon espoir de gagner

• don't raise her hopes too much ne lui donne pas trop d'espoir

• don't get your hopes up too much n'aie pas trop d'espoir

• to lose all hope of sth/of doing perdre tout espoir de qch/de faire

• my hope is that... ce que j'espère c'est que...

• you're my last hope tu es mon dernier espoir

• some hope! (inf) tu parles ! (inf)

2. intransitive verb

espérer

• to hope for money/for success espérer gagner de l'argent/avoir du succès

• they were still hoping for a peaceful solution to the crisis ils espéraient toujours trouver une solution pacifique à la crise

• we're hoping for fine weather nous espérons avoir du beau temps

• it was too much to hope for (that...) ça aurait été trop beau (que... + subj)

• to hope for the best espérer que tout se passe au mieux

• to hope against hope espérer en dépit de tout

3. transitive verb

espérer

• I hope he comes j'espère qu'il viendra

• I hope to see you j'espère te voir

• hoping to hear from you (in letter) dans l'espoir d'avoir de vos nouvelles

• I hope so (answer to question) j'espère que oui ; (agreeing with sb's statement) je l'espère

• I hope not (answer to question) j'espère que non ; (agreeing) j'espère bien que non !

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[həʊp] 1.
noun

1) (desire, expectation) espoir m (of de); ( cause for optimism) espoir m

in the hope of something — dans l'espoir de quelque chose

to have high hopes of somebody/something — fonder de grands espoirs sur quelqu'un/quelque chose

to have hopes of doing — avoir l'espoir de faire

there is no hope left for them — il n'y a plus d'espoir pour eux

to set one's hopes on doing — espérer de tout cœur faire

to be beyond (all) hope —

to be without hope — être sans espoir

to keep one's hopes high — garder espoir

to raise somebody's hopes — faire naître l'espoir chez quelqu'un

to dash somebody's hopes — anéantir l'espoir de quelqu'un

2) ( chance) chance f, espoir m

to have no hope of something — n'avoir aucune chance de quelque chose

there is little hope that he will come — il y a peu de chances qu'il vienne

there is no hope of an improvement — on ne peut pas s'attendre à une amélioration

my last hope — mon dernier espoir

what a hope! — (colloq)

some hope! — (colloq) il ne faut pas rêver!

he hasn't got a hope in hell — (colloq) il n'a pas la moindre chance

3) ( promising person) espoir m
2.
transitive verb espérer ( that que)

to hope to do — espérer faire

it is to be hoped that — il faut espérer que (+ indic)

we cannot hope to compete — nous n'avons aucune chance de rivaliser

I only ou just hope he remembers — j'espère seulement qu'il s'en souviendra

I (do) hope so/not — j'espère (bien) que oui/que non

hoping to hear from you — dans l'espoir d' avoir de vos nouvelles
3.
intransitive verb espérer

to hope for something — espérer avoir quelque chose

all we can do is hope — nous ne pouvons qu'espérer

to hope for the best — être optimiste

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to hope against hope — espérer en dépit de tout

English-French dictionary > hope
17 hope

hope [həʊp]

1 noun

(a) (desire, expectation) espoir m; formal espérance f;

∎ his hope is that... ce qu'il espère ou son espoir c'est que...;

∎ in the hope of a reward/of leaving early dans l'espoir d'une récompense/de partir tôt;

∎ I have every hope (that) he'll come j'ai bon espoir qu'il viendra;

∎ there's hope for him yet il reste de l'espoir en ce qui le concerne;

∎ don't get your hopes up ne comptez pas là-dessus;

∎ to give up hope (of) perdre l'espoir (de);

∎ the situation is past or beyond hope la situation est sans espoir;

∎ euphemism she is past or beyond all hope (is dying) il n'y a plus aucun espoir;

∎ to raise sb's hopes (for first time) susciter ou faire naître l'espoir de qn ou chez qn; (anew) faire renaître l'espoir de qn; (increase) renforcer l'espoir de qn;

∎ don't raise his hopes too much ne lui donne pas trop d'espoir;

∎ they had high hopes for their daughter ils avaient de grandes espérances pour leur fille;

∎ with high hopes avec un grand espoir;

∎ familiar we live in hope! c'est l'espoir qui fait vivre!;

∎ familiar ironic some hope! tu parles!;

∎ hope springs eternal (in the human breast) l'espoir fait vivre

(b) (chance) espoir m, chance f;

∎ he's got little hope of winning il a peu de chances ou d'espoir de gagner;

∎ one's last/only hope le dernier/l'unique espoir de quelqu'un

(c) Religion espérance f

2 intransitive verb

espérer;

∎ to hope for sth espérer qch;

∎ to hope against hope espérer contre toute attente;

∎ we just have to hope for the best espérons que tout finira ou se passera bien;

∎ don't hope for too much n'en attends pas trop;

∎ you shouldn't hope for a high return vous ne devez pas vous attendre à un rendement élevé

3 transitive verb

espérer;

∎ he hopes or is hoping to go il espère y aller;

∎ he's hoping (that) she'll be there il espère qu'elle sera là;

∎ hoping or I hope to hear from you soon (in letter) j'espère avoir de tes nouvelles bientôt;

∎ I really hope so! je l'espère bien!;

∎ I hope not j'espère que non;

∎ I should hope so! j'espère bien!;

∎ I should hope not! j'espère bien que non!;

∎ I hope you don't mind me calling j'espère que cela ne te dérange pas si je passe (te voir)

►► American hope chest coffre m à trousseau; figurative trousseau m

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > hope
18 Hope

I [həʊp]
nome

1) speranza f.

to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.

to have hopes of doing — sperare di fare

there is little hope left for them — non hanno molte speranze

to set one's hopes on doing — sperare di tutto cuore di fare

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 (

to do — di fare)

it is to be hoped that — c'è da sperare che

I hope (that) he'll come — spero che venga

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
2.
verbo intransitivo sperare

to hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.

don't hope for too much — non sperarci troppo

all we can do is hope — non ci rimane altro che sperare

to hope for the best — sperare per il meglio

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to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze

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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'.) sperare
2. noun
1) ((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.) speranza

2) (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.) speranza

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) speranza

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes
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(First names) Hope /həʊp/
f.

Speranza

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I [həʊp]
nome

1) speranza f.

to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.

to have hopes of doing — sperare di fare

there is little hope left for them — non hanno molte speranze

to set one's hopes on doing — sperare di tutto cuore di fare

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 (

to do — di fare)

it is to be hoped that — c'è da sperare che

I hope (that) he'll come — spero che venga

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
2.
verbo intransitivo sperare

to hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.

don't hope for too much — non sperarci troppo

all we can do is hope — non ci rimane altro che sperare

to hope for the best — sperare per il meglio

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to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze

English-Italian dictionary > Hope
19 hope

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'.) esperar

2. noun
1) ((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.) esperanza

2) (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.) esperanza

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperanza, sueño

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes

hope¹ n esperanza

there's little hope of finding the treasure hay pocas esperanzas de encontrar el tesoro

never lose hope! ¡nunca pierdas la esperanza!

to give up hope / to lose hope perder las esperanzas

hope² vb esperar

here's a present for you, I hope you like it aquí tienes un regalo, espero que te guste

is Emma coming? I hope so ¿viene Emma? Espero que sí

to hope for the best esperar que la suerte nos acompañe

El gerundio de hope se escribe hoping

hope

tr[həʊp]

noun

1 (gen) esperanza; (false) ilusión nombre femenino

■ don't get your hopes up too soon no te hagas ilusiones antes de tiempo

■ she had high hopes for her son tenía grandes esperanzas puestas en su hijo

transitive verb

1 esperar

■ I hope you're well espero que estés bien

intransitive verb

1 esperar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I hope not espero que no

I hope so espero que sí

not a hope! familiar ¡ni hablar!

some hope! familiar ¡qué va!

to have little hope of doing something tener pocas posibilidades de hacer algo

hope chest SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL ajuar nombre masculino

hope ['ho:p] v, hoped ; hoping vi

: esperar

hope vt

: esperar que

we hope she comes: esperamos que venga

I hope not: espero que no

hope n

: esperanza f

hope

n.

• esperanza s.f.

• expectativa s.f.

• ilusión (Esperanza) s.f.

v.

• esperar v.

həʊp
I

mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)

II
1.

intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...

2.

vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf

[hǝʊp]
1. N

1) (=expectation) esperanza f

where there's life there's hope — mientras hay vida, hay esperanza

my hope is that he'll see reason — espero que entre en razón

• to be beyond (all) hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

• to build one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

• to be full of hope — estar lleno de esperanzas or ilusión

• to get one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

don't get your hopes up — no te hagas ilusiones

• to give up hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

• to have hopes of doing sth — tener esperanzas de hacer algo

I haven't much hope of succeeding — no tengo muchas esperanzas de conseguirlo

I had great hopes of or for him — tenía muchas esperanzas puestas en él

• he set out with high hopes — empezó lleno de esperanzas or ilusión, empezó con muchas esperanzas

• I ignored him in the hope that he would go away — no le hice caso con la esperanza de que se fuera

• I don't think there's much chance but we live in hope — no creo que haya muchas posibilidades pero la esperanza es lo último que se pierde

she lives in (the) hope of seeing her son again — vive con la esperanza de volver a ver a su hijo

• to lose hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

• to be past hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

• to place one's hope(s) in/on sth — depositar las esperanzas en algo

• to raise sb's hopes — dar esperanzas a algn

don't raise her hopes too much — no le des demasiadas esperanzas

don't raise your hopes — no te hagas ilusiones
false 1., 3), forlorn, pin 2., 3)
2) (=chance) posibilidad f

he hasn't much hope of winning — no tiene muchas posibilidades de ganar

there is little hope of reaching an agreement — hay pocas posibilidades or esperanzas de llegar a un acuerdo

• you haven't got a hope in hell * — no tienes la más remota posibilidad

• there's no hope of that — no hay posibilidad de eso

• not a hope! * — ¡ni en sueños!

• your only hope is to... — tu única esperanza es...

• some hope(s)! * —

"have you got the day off tomorrow?" - "some hope(s)!" — -¿libras mañana? -¡qué va! or ¡ya quisiera yo!

"maybe she'll change her mind" - "some hope(s)!" — -tal vez cambie de idea -¡no caerá esa breva!

3) (=person) esperanza f

he's the bright hope of the team — es la gran esperanza del equipo

you are my last/only hope — tú eres mi última/única esperanza

2.

VT esperar

your mother is well, I hope? — espero que su madre esté bien

to hope that... — esperar que... + subjun

I hope he comes soon — espero que venga pronto, ojalá venga pronto

I was hoping you'd stay — esperaba que te quedaras

I hope you don't think I'm going to do it! — ¡no pensarás que lo voy a hacer yo!

I hope to God or hell she remembers * — quiera el cielo que se acuerde

to hope to do sth — esperar hacer algo

what do you hope to gain from that? — ¿qué esperas ganar or conseguir con eso?

hoping to hear from you — en espera or a la espera de recibir noticias tuyas

• let's hope it doesn't rain — esperemos que no llueva

• I hope not — espero que no

• I hope so — espero que sí

I should hope so (too)! — ¡eso espero!

"I washed my hands first" - "I should hope so too!" — -me he lavado las manos antes -¡eso espero!

"but I apologized" - "I should hope so too!" — -pero me disculpé -¡faltaría más!

3.

VI esperar

• to hope against hope — esperar en vano

• to hope for sth — esperar algo

it's the best we can hope for — no podemos esperar nada mejor

we're hoping for a boy this time — esta vez esperamos que sea niño

I shouldn't hope for too much from this meeting — no depositaría muchas esperanzas en esta reunión

I always knew it was too much to hope for — siempre supe que era mucho pedir

we'll just have to hope for the best — esperemos que todo salga bien

I'm just going to enter the competition and hope for the best — voy a presentarme al concurso y que sea lo que Dios quiera

• to hope in God — confiar en Dios

4.

CPD

hope chest N — (US) ajuar m (de novia)

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[həʊp]
I

mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)

II
1.

intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...

2.

vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf

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20 Little

I 1. ['lɪtl]
(compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminile

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
2.
pronome

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
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Note:

When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary
II ['lɪtl]
avverbio

1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

2) (scarcely)

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te
III ['lɪtl]
aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

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['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)

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- a little
- little by little
- make little of
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(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/
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I 1. ['lɪtl]
(compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminile

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
2.
pronome

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
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Note:

When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary
II ['lɪtl]
avverbio

1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

2) (scarcely)

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te
III ['lɪtl]
aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

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hope — hope1 W1S1 [həup US houp] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: hopian] 1.) to want something to happen or be true and to believe that it is possible or likely hope (that) ▪ We hope that more women will decide to join the course. ▪ I do hope… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 */*/*/ — I UK [həʊp] / US [hoʊp] verb Word forms hope : present tense I/you/we/they hope he/she/it hopes present participle hoping past tense hoped past participle hoped [intransitive/transitive] to want and expect something to happen or be true hope… … English dictionary
hope — hope1 [ houp ] verb *** intransitive or transitive to want and expect something to happen or be true: hope (that): I just hope she s pleasant to him on his birthday. hope for: It wouldn t be sensible to hope for immediate success. The best they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
hope — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to want something to happen or be true, and to believe it is possible: hope (that): I hope you have a lovely birthday. | I hope I m not disturbing you. | Let s just hope we can find somewhere to park. | hope to do sth: Joan s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
little */*/*/ — I UK [ˈlɪt(ə)l] / US adverb, determiner, pronoun Word forms little : comparative less UK [les] / US superlative least UK [liːst] / US [lɪst] Summary: Little can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): There s little… … English dictionary
hope — [[t]hoʊp[/t]] n. v. hoped, hop•ing 1) the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out well 2) a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning[/ex] 3) grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is… … From formal English to slang

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