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I 〈 de (mannelijk)〉2 [(met betrekking tot zaken) grote hoeveelheid] great/good deal ⇒ lot3 [geordende stapel] pile♦voorbeelden:1 een hoop stenen/zand • a heap/pile of stones/sandop een hoop(je) vegen • sweep (together) into a heap/pileop een hoop leggen • pile/stack upje kunt niet alles/iedereen op één hoop gooien • 〈 figuurlijk〉 you can't lump everything/everyone together2 een hoop/hopen brieven • a pile/piles of letterseen hoop gelul • a load of bull(shit)een hoop leugens • a pack of lieser is van de week een hoop water gevallen • it has rained a lot this weekhet gaat hier niet van de grote hoop • money doesn't grow on trees, you know!ik heb nog een hoop te doen • I've still got a lot/lots/tons to dodat kost een hoop (geld) • that'll cost a packet¶ op een hoop staan • be crowded/huddled togetherte hoop lopen • gather/flock togetherII 〈de〉1 [verwachting] hope♦voorbeelden:goede hoop hebben • have high hopes, be hopefulnog/geen/goede hoop hebben (op iets) • still have hopes/have no hope/have every hope (of something)hij had een/de stille hoop dat … • he silently/secretly hoped that …valse hoop wekken • raise false hopeshoop geven • give/offer hopeweer hoop geven • restore one's hopeszolang er leven is, is er hoop • while there's life there's hopeal onze hoop is op u gevestigd • we place all our hope in youhoop koesteren • entertain/cherish a hopeweer/nieuwe hoop krijgen • regain hopede/alle hoop laten varen • abandon (all) hopede hoop opgeven/verliezen dat … • give up/lose hope that …hoop opvatten • take couragede hoop uitspreken, dat … • express the hope that …zijn hoop op iemand/iets vestigen • pin one's hopes on/place one's hope in someone/somethingin de hoop dat … • in the hope/in hopes that …in de hoop dat ik u spoedig weerzie • in the hope of seeing/hoping to see you soonop hoop van zegen • in (good) hope, … and hope/hoping for the bestniet veel hoop hebben op een geslaagde afloop • have little hope/not be very hopeful of successweinig hoop op verandering geven • bring little promise/hold out little hope of changetussen hoop en vrees leven • be poised between hope and fearer is geen hoop meer • there is no longer any hope, it's hopelessgeen/weinig/alle hoop geven dat • hold out no/little/every hope thatde hoop de bodem inslaan/in rook doen vervliegen • dash/shatter one's hopes -
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vain hope — false hope, dream that has no hope of being fulfilled, illusion … English contemporary dictionary
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vain */ — UK [veɪn] / US adjective Word forms vain : adjective vain comparative vainer superlative vainest 1) showing disapproval someone who is vain is very proud and thinks they are very attractive or special He was vain about his looks, spending hours… … English dictionary
vain — adj. 1 excessively proud or conceited, esp. about one s own attributes. 2 empty, trivial, unsubstantial (vain boasts; vain triumphs). 3 useless; followed by no good result (in the vain hope of dissuading them). Phrases and idioms: in vain without … Useful english dictionary
vain — [veın] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin vanus empty, vain ] 1.) someone who is vain is too proud of their good looks, abilities, or position used to show disapproval = ↑conceited ▪ Men can be just as vain as women. see usage note … Dictionary of contemporary 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
vain — adjective 1 someone who is vain is very proud of their good looks, abilities, or position; conceited 2 in vain without success in spite of your efforts: I tried in vain to get Sue to come with us. 3 vain attempt/hope/effort etc an attempt, hope… … Longman 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 — 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 */*/*/ — 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
