hopeful

hope·ful  (hpfl)

adj.

1. Having or manifesting hope.

2. Inspiring hope; promising.

n.

A person who aspires to success or who shows promise of succeeding, especially as a political candidate: a group of presidential hopefuls.

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hopeful·ness n.

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hopeful [ˈhəʊpfʊl]

adj

1. having or expressing hope

2. giving or inspiring hope; promising

n

a person considered to be on the brink of success (esp in the phrase a young hopeful)

hopefulness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hopeful - an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" aspirant, aspirer, wannabe, wannabee applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
Adj.	1.	hopeful - having or manifesting hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem" encouraging - giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research" optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
	2.	hopeful - full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" promising, bright auspicious - auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign"

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hopeful

adjective

1. optimistic, confident, assured, looking forward to, anticipating, buoyant, sanguine, expectant Surgeons were hopeful of saving her sight.
optimistic despairing, hopeless, pessimistic, dejected, cheerless

2. promising, encouraging, bright, reassuring, cheerful, rosy, heartening, auspicious, propitious hopeful forecasts that the economy will improve
promising depressing, discouraging, unpromising, disheartening

Translations

hopeful [ˈhəʊpfʊl]

A. ADJ

1. (= optimistic) [person] → esperanzado, optimista; [face] → esperanzado, lleno de esperanza
groups 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
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 bien
to be hopeful of doing sth → tener esperanzas de hacer algo, esperar poder hacer algo

2. (= promising) [sign, future, news] → esperanzador(a), prometedor(a)

B. N → aspirante mf
presidential 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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hopeful [ˈhəʊpfʊl]

adj

[person] → plein(e) d'espoir
I'm hopeful → Je suis plein d'espoir.
to be hopeful that → avoir bon espoir que
I'm hopeful that she'll manage to come → J'ai bon espoir qu'elle puisse venir.
to be hopeful of doing sth → avoir bon espoir de faire qch
He's hopeful of winning → Il a bon espoir de gagner.

[sign, prospect, situation] → encourageant(e)
The prospects look hopeful → Les perspectives semblent encourageantes.

n
young hopeful (ambitious) → jeune ambitieux/euse m/f; (thought likely to succeed) → jeune espoir m

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hopeful

adj

person, face, action → hoffnungsvoll; he was still hopeful (that …) → er machte sich (dat) → immer noch Hoffnungen(, dass …); I am hopeful (that) this misunderstanding will be rectified → ich habe die Hoffnung, dass dieses Missverständnis aufgeklärt wird; people hopeful of obtaining the few tickets available were all disappointed → Leute, die sich auf die wenigen erhältlichen Karten Hoffnungen machten, wurden alle enttäuscht; they weren’t very hopeful → sie hatten keine große Hoffnung; the doctor was not very hopeful → der Arzt war nicht sehr zuversichtlich; they are hopeful about the negotiations → sie setzen Hoffnungen in die Verhandlungen; he was feeling more hopeful → er war optimistischer; don’t be too hopeful → machen Sie sich (dat) → keine zu großen Hoffnungen; they continue to be hopeful → sie hoffen weiter, sie geben die Hoffnung nicht auf; you’re (being) hopeful! (iro) → du bist vielleicht ein Optimist! (inf)

(= promising) future → vielversprechend; news → positiv; forecast → optimistisch; it is not a hopeful sign for the future → es ist kein gutes Zeichen für die Zukunft

n (= aspirant) → Anwärter(in) m(f); (= applicant) → Bewerber(in) m(f); (= candidate) → Kandidat(in) m(f); presidential hopefuls → Anwärter pl → auf die Präsidentschaft; our Olympic hopefuls → unsere olympischen Hoffnungen; a young hopeful (seems likely to succeed) → eine junge Hoffnung; (hopes to succeed) → ein hoffnungsvoller junger Mensch

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hopeful [ˈhəʊpfʊl]

1. adj (person) → ottimista m/f, pieno/a di speranza, fiducioso/a; (future, situation) → promettente; (sign, response) → incoraggiante, buono/a (before n)
I'm hopeful that she'll manage to come → ho buone speranze che venga

2. n a young hopeful → un(a) giovane m/f di belle speranze

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hopeful [ˈhəʊpfʊl]

1. adj (person) → ottimista m/f, pieno/a di speranza, fiducioso/a; (future, situation) → promettente; (sign, response) → incoraggiante, buono/a (before n)
I'm hopeful that she'll manage to come → ho buone speranze che venga

2. n a young hopeful → un(a) giovane m/f di belle speranze

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