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1 presidential hopeful
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2 hopeful
1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) optimista, lleno de esperanza2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) prometedor3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) prometedorhopeful adj esperanzado / confiadotr['həʊpfʊl]1 (promising) esperanzador,-ra, prometedor,-ra, alentador,-ra2 (confident) optimista1 persona que promete\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLyoung hopeful joven nombre masulino o femenino promesahopeful ['ho:pfəl] adj: esperanzado♦ hopefully advadj.• esperanzado, -a adj.• esperanzador adj.• ilusionado, -a adj.• optimista adj.
I 'həʊpfəla) < person> esperanzado, optimistadon't be/get too hopeful — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones
to be hopeful OF -ING — tener* esperanzas de + inf
b) ( promising) esperanzador, prometedor
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noun aspirante mf, candidato, -ta m,f['hǝʊpfʊl]1. ADJ1) (=optimistic) [person] esperanzado, optimista; [face] esperanzado, lleno de esperanzagroups of beggars made hopeful sorties towards the tourists — grupos de mendigos se dirigían esperanzados hacia los turistas
he gave the engine a hopeful kick — le dio al motor una patada con la esperanza de que eso lo hiciese funcionar
I'll ask her, but I'm not too hopeful — le preguntaré, pero no me hago demasiadas ilusiones or no tengo muchas esperanzas
to be hopeful that — tener esperanzas de que, esperar que + subjun
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to be hopeful about sth — tener esperanzas con respecto a algo•
in the hopeful anticipation that... — con la esperanza de que...•
ever hopeful, he never gave up the fight — con las esperanzas intactas, nunca abandonó la lucha•
to feel hopeful — sentirse optimista•
I am hopeful of a positive outcome — tengo esperanzas de que las cosas salgan biento be hopeful of doing sth — tener esperanzas de hacer algo, esperar poder hacer algo
2) (=promising) [sign, future, news] esperanzador(a), prometedor(a)2.N aspirante mfpresidential hopefuls — aspirantes mpl a la presidencia
he enjoys his job as football coach to young hopefuls — disfruta entrenando a jóvenes promesas del fútbol
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I ['həʊpfəl]a) < person> esperanzado, optimistadon't be/get too hopeful — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones
to be hopeful OF -ING — tener* esperanzas de + inf
b) ( promising) esperanzador, prometedor
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noun aspirante mf, candidato, -ta m,f -
3 candidato
candidato
◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femeninocandidate; candidato a la presidencia presidential candidate; los candidatos al puesto de … the applicants for the post of …; presentarse como candidato para algo (Pol) to run (AmE) o (BrE) stand for sth
candidato,-a m,f (a un cargo, premio) candidate (a un empleo) applicant ' candidato' also found in these entries: Spanish: base - candidata - sonar - barrer - elección - eliminar - inclinar - oficialista - postulante - postular - presentar - votar English: applicant - bring in - candidate - left-wing - nominate - nominee - put forward - put up - run - running mate - seat - stand - winning - contest - entrant - hopeful - successful
См. также в других словарях:
presidential hopeful — candidate for the presidency, one who is running for president … English contemporary dictionary
hopeful — I adj. 1) hopeful of 2) hopeful that + clause (we are hopeful that they will agree) II n. a presidential hopeful * * * [ həʊpf(ə)l] a presidential hopeful hopefulof hopeful that + clause (we are hopeful that they will agree) … Combinatory dictionary
hopeful — I UK [ˈhəʊpf(ə)l] / US [ˈhoʊpfəl] adjective * 1) a) believing that something will happen the way you want it to We resumed negotiations but we re not very hopeful. hopeful that: In spite of our differences, we remain hopeful that a solution can… … English dictionary
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