Hope (redirected from hoping against hope)

Hope, Bob Originally Leslie Towne Hope. 1903-2003.

British-born American entertainer. He costarred with Bing Crosby in the popular "Road" films, beginning with the Road to Singapore (1940). Since 1940 he has traveled extensively to entertain U.S. troops overseas.

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hope  (hp)

v. hoped, hop·ing, hopes

v.intr.

1. To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.

2. Archaic To have confidence; trust.

v.tr.

1. To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful.

2. To expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect.

n.

1. A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment.

2. Something that is hoped for or desired: Success is our hope.

3. One that is a source of or reason for hope: the team's only hope for victory.

4. often Hope Christianity The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.

5. Archaic Trust; confidence.

Idiom:

hope against hope

To hope with little reason or justification.

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[Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian.]

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hoper n.

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hope [həʊp]

n

1. (sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment his hope for peace was justified their hopes were dashed

2. a reasonable ground for this feeling there is still hope

3. a person or thing that gives cause for hope

4. a thing, situation, or event that is desired my hope is that prices will fall

not a hope or some hope used ironically to express little confidence that expectations will be fulfilled

vb

1. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to desire (something) with some possibility of fulfilment we hope you can come I hope to tell you

2. (intr; often foll by for) to have a wish (for a future event, situation, etc.)

3. (tr; takes a clause as object) to trust, expect, or believe we hope that this is satisfactory

[Old English hopa; related to Old Frisian hope, Dutch hoop, Middle High German hoffe]

hoper  n

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Hope [həʊp]

n

1. (Biographies / Hope, Anthony (1863-1933) M, English, WRITING: novelist) Anthony, real name Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins. 1863-1933, English novelist; author of The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)

2. (Biographies / Hope, Bob (1903 M, USnational of birth: English, THEATRE: comedian, THEATRE: comic actor) Bob, real name Leslie Townes Hope. born 1903, US comedian and comic actor, born in England. His films include The Cat and the Canary (1939), Road to Morocco (1942), and The Paleface (1947). He was awarded an honorary knighthood in 1998

3. (Biographies / Hope, David (Michael) (1940 M, British, RELIGION: churchman) David (Michael). born 1940, British churchman, Archbishop of York from 1995

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hope - a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant" anticipation, expectancy - an expectation
	2.	hope - the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope" feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" hopefulness - the feeling you have when you have hope encouragement - the feeling of being encouraged optimism - the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well despair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"
	3.	hope - grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" promise expectation, outlook, prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the future rainbow - an illusory hope; "chasing rainbows"
	4.	hope - someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" great white hope, white hope - someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy"
	5.	Hope - United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hope
	6.	hope - one of the three Christian virtues supernatural virtue, theological virtue - according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues
Verb	1.	hope - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" desire, trust wish - hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"
	2.	hope - be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" despair - abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
	3.	hope - intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" go for be after, plan - have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"

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hope

verb

believe, expect, trust, rely, look forward to, anticipate, contemplate, count on, foresee, keep your fingers crossed, cross your fingers I hope that the police will take the strongest action against them.

noun

belief, confidence, expectation, longing, dream, desire, faith, ambition, assumption, anticipation, expectancy, light at the end of the tunnel Kevin hasn't given up hope of being fit.
belief doubt, despair, dread, distrust, hopelessness

hope for something expect, look forward to, anticipate, long for, desire, aspire to, set your heart on They had hoped for a greater pay rise.

Quotations
"Hope springs eternal in the human breast;"
"Man never Is, but always To be blest" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Man]
"He that lives in hope danceth without music" [George Herbert Outlandish Proverbs]
"While there's life, there's hope" [Cicero Letters to Atticus]
"Hope is the poor man's bread" [George Herbert Jacula Prudentum]
"What is hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of" [Lord Byron]
"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here" [Dante Divine Comedy]

Proverbs
"Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper"

Translations

hope [həʊp]

A. 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
see also false A3
see also forlorn, pin B3

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

B. 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!

C. 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

D. CPD hope chest N (US) → ajuar m (de novia)

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hope [ˈhəʊp]

vt → espérer
to hope (that) ... → espérer que ...
I hope he comes → J'espère qu'il va venir.
I hope you don't mind → J'espère que ça ne te dérange pas.
to hope to do sth → espérer faire qch
I hope so → je l'espère
I hope not → j'espère que non

vi → espérer
to hope for sth (= hope to get) → espérer avoir qch
I'm hoping for good results → J'espère avoir de bons résultats.
to hope for the best → espérer que tout se passe pour le mieux
to hope against hope that ... (= despite everything) → espérer en dépit de tout que ...

n → espoir m
to have high hopes (= be confident) → avoir bon espoir
She has high hopes that her condition will improve → Elle a bon espoir que sa condition s'améliorera.
to give up hope → perdre espoir
Don't give up hope! → Ne perds pas espoir!
to get one's hopes up (= be over-optimistic)
Don't get your hopes up! → N'y compte pas trop!
to have no hope of sth [success, victory] → n'avoir aucune chance de qch
to have no hope of doing sth [+ winning, succeeding, finding] → n'avoir aucune chance de faire qch
not a hope in hell
You haven't got a hope in hell of doing it → Tu n'as pas la moindre chance de le faire.
in the hope of doing sth → dans l'espoir de faire qch
in the hope that → dans l'espoir que
some hope! → tu parles!
not a hope! → tu parles !
hoped-for [ˈhʊptfɔː^r] adj [result, outcome] → espéré(e)

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hope

n (also person) → Hoffnung f; she is our best hope → sie ist unsere größte Hoffnung; past or beyond hope → hoffnungslos, aussichtslos; the patient is beyond hope → für den Patienten besteht keine Hoffnung mehr; to be full of hope → hoffnungsvoll or voller Hoffnung sein; my hope is that … → ich hoffe nur, dass …; in the hope that … → in der Hoffnung, dass …; in the hope of doing something → in der Hoffnung, etw zu tun; to have (high or great) hopes of doing something → hoffen, etw zu tun; her family has high or great hopes of her → ihre Familie setzt große Hoffnungen in sie; to live in hope of something → in der Hoffnung auf etw (acc) → leben; well, we live in hope → nun, wir hoffen eben (weiter); to place one’s hope in somebody/something → seine Hoffnungen in or auf jdn/etw setzen; don’t get or build your hopes up too much → mach dir keine allzu großen Hoffnungen; there is no hope of him having survived → es besteht keine Hoffnung, dass er überlebt hat; we have some hope of success → es besteht die Hoffnung, dass wir Erfolg haben; there’s no hope of that → da braucht man sich gar keine Hoffnungen zu machen; where there’s life there’s hope → es ist noch nicht aller Tage Abend; (said of invalid) → solange er/sie sich noch regt, besteht auch noch Hoffnung; to give up/lose hope of doing something → die Hoffnung aufgeben, etw zu tun; what a hope! (inf) some hope(s)! (inf) → schön wärs! (inf); she hasn’t got a hope in hell of passing her exams (inf) → es besteht nicht die geringste Chance, dass sie ihre Prüfung besteht; hope springs eternal (prov) → wenn die Hoffnung nicht wäre!

vi → hoffen (→ for auf +acc); to hope for the best → das Beste hoffen; you can’t hope for anything else from him → man kann sich doch von ihm nichts anderes erhoffen; one might have hoped for something better → man hätte (eigentlich) auf etwas Besseres hoffen dürfen, man hätte sich eigentlich Besseres erhoffen dürfen; a pay rise would be too much to hope for → auf eine Gehaltserhöhung braucht man sich (dat) → gar keine Hoffnungen zu machen; I hope so → hoffentlich, ich hoffe es; I hope not → hoffentlich nicht, ich hoffe nicht

vt → hoffen; I hope to see you → hoffentlich sehe ich Sie, ich hoffe, dass ich Sie sehe; the party cannot hope to win → für die Partei besteht keine Hoffnung zu gewinnen; I hope I’m not disturbing you → ich hoffe, dass ich Sie nicht störe; to hope against hope that … → trotz allem die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben, dass …, wider alle Hoffnung hoffen, dass …; hoping to hear from you → ich hoffe, von Ihnen zu hören, in der Hoffnung (form), → von Ihnen zu hören

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hope [həʊp]

1. n → speranza
he 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 doing sth → nella speranza di fare qc
in the hope of sth → nella speranza di avere or ottenere qc
there is no hope of that → non c'è da farci nessun conto
with high hopes → con grandi speranze
to raise sb's hopes → far nascere delle speranze in qn
to lose hope → perdere ogni speranza or tutte le speranze
what a hope!, some hopes! (fam) → figurati!

2. vt to hope that/to do → sperare che/di fare

3. vi → sperare, augurarsi
to hope for the best → sperare in bene or per il meglio
I hope so/not → spero di sì/no
let's hope for success → speriamo di riuscire
to hope against hope → sperare malgrado tutto

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hope [həʊp]

1. n → speranza
he 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 doing sth → nella speranza di fare qc
in the hope of sth → nella speranza di avere or ottenere qc
there is no hope of that → non c'è da farci nessun conto
with high hopes → con grandi speranze
to raise sb's hopes → far nascere delle speranze in qn
to lose hope → perdere ogni speranza or tutte le speranze
what a hope!, some hopes! (fam) → figurati!

2. vt to hope that/to do → sperare che/di fare

3. vi → sperare, augurarsi
to hope for the best → sperare in bene or per il meglio
I hope so/not → spero di sì/no
let's hope for success → speriamo di riuscire
to hope against hope → sperare malgrado tutto

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hope

v hope [həup]

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'. hoop يَأْمَل надявам се doufat håbe hoffen ελπίζω esperar lootma اميدوار بودن toivoa espérer לְקַווֹת आशा करना nadati se remél mengharapkan vona sperare 望む 희망하다 tikėtis, viltis cerēt harap hopen håpe mieć nadzieję esperar a spera надеяться dúfať upati nadati se hoppas หวัง ümit etmek, ummak, beklemek 希望 надіятися, сподіватися کسی چیز کی امید رکھنا hy vọng; ước mong 希望

n

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. hoop أمَل надежда naděje håb die Hoffnung ελπίδα esperanza lootus اميد toivo espoir, espérance תִקווָה आशा nada, uzdanje remény harapan von speranza 望み 희망, 기대 viltis cerība harapan hoop håp nadzieja esperança speranţă надежда nádej upanje nada hopp, förhoppning ความหวัง ümit, beklenti 希望 надія امید nguồn hy vọng 希望

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. hoop رَجاء، أمَل، شَخْص فيه أمل надежда naděje håb die Hoffnung ελπίδα, αποκούμπι esperanza lootus اميد toivo espoir תִקווָה, סִיכּוּי व्यक्ति इत्यादि जिसपर उम्मीद टिकी हो nada, uzdanica reménység harapan von, vonarglæta, möguleiki speranza 頼り 희망이 걸려 있는 사람(것) viltis cerība harapan hoop, toeverlaat håp, utvei, redning nadzieja esperança speranţă надежда nádej upanje nada hopp ความหวัง umut (kaynağı), umut bağlanan kişi/şey 被寄託希望的人或物 надія کوئی شخص یا شے جس سے امید ہو người hoặc vật mang lại hy vọng 被寄托希望的人（或物）

3 something hoped for My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon. hoop أَمَل، شيءٌ يَتَمَنّاهُ الشَّخْص надежда naděje håb; forhåbning die Hoffnung ελπίδα esperanza, sueño lootus اميدواري toive espoir תִקווָה किसी चीज की उम्मीद nada, ocekivanje remény harapan von speranza 期待 바라는 것 viltis cerība harapan hoop håp, forhåpning nadzieja esperança speranţă то, что надеются получить nádej upanje nada förhoppning ความหวัง umut 盼望 бажання کوئی خواہش niềm hy vọng 盼望

adj hopeful

1 (negativeunhopeful) full of hope The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success. hoopvol مَليء بالأمَل който се надява plný naděje forhåbningsfuld hoffnungsvoll αισιόδοξος optimista, lleno de esperanza lootusrikas اميدوار toiveikas plein d'espoir מָלֵא תִקווָה आशापूर्ण pun nade, optimistican reménykedő penuh harap vongóður speranzoso, fiducioso 期待して 희망에 찬 turintis vilties, viltingas cerību pilns berharap hoopvol håpefull, forhåpningsfull pełen nadziei esperançoso plin de speranţă надеющийся plný nádeje poln upanja pun nade hoppfull, förhoppningsfull ซึ่งมีความหวัง ümitli, umutlu, iyimser 充滿希望的 такий, що надіється امید کرنے والا đầy hy vọng 怀有希望的

2 giving a reason or encouragement for hope That's a hopeful sign – perhaps he is going to change his mind after all. hoopvol موحٍ بالأمَل (много) обещаващ nadějný håbefuld; lovende vielversprechend ελπιδοφόρος prometedor lootustandev اميدبخش lupaava encourageant מַבטִיח आशावान व्यक्ति optimistican biztató, reményteljes memberi harapan vænlegur promettente 有望な 희망이 있는 teikiantis vilties daudzsološs mempunyai harapan hoopvol lovende, oppmuntrende pełen nadziei promissor încurajator благоприятный nádejný obetajoč koji obećava hoppingivande ซึ่งมีความหวัง ümit verici, umut vadeden 有希望的 багатонадійний مثبت hy vọng 有希望的

3 likely to be pleasant, successful etc The future looks quite hopeful. belowend مُفْعَم بالأَمَل، مُؤَمَّلٌ многообещаващ slibný lovende vielversprechend αίσιος prometedor lootusrikas اميدبخش hyvä prometteur מְעוֹדֵד सफल obecavajuce sokat ígérő bisa diharapkan vænlegur promettente 明るい 희망적인 optimistiškas daudzsološs ada harapan hoopgevend håpefull, fortrøstningsfull optymistyczny promissor promiţător обнадёживающий sľubný obetaven pun nade hoppfull, lovande ซึ่งมีความหวัง ümit verici/dolu 樂觀的 багатообіцяльний خوشگوار có triển vọng 乐观的

n hopefulness

hoopvolheid إمتلاء بالأمَل оптимизъм nadějnost glæde; forventning die Hoffnungsfreudigkeit αισιοδοξία esperanza lootus اميدواری toiveikkuus confiance מְלוֹא הַתִקווָה आशापूर्णता nadanje, ocekivanje reményteljesség keyakinan tiltrú fiducia 有望 희망적임 optimizmas, viltys cerības keadaan yang ada harapan hoop det som er fullt av håp nadzieja esperança optimism надежда nádejnosť zaupanje ispunjenost nadom hoppfullhet ผู้ที่ต้องการประสบความสำเร็จ umutluluk, umut, bekleme 有希望 надії, сподівання رجائیت sự chứa chan hy vọng 有希望

adv hopefully

1 in a hopeful way The dog looked hopefully at the joint of meat. vol hoop بصورة فيها أمَل надявайки се s nadějí håbefuldt hoffnungsvoll ελπίζοντας con esperanza/ilusión lootusrikkalt اميدوارانه toiveikkaasti avec espoir בְּתִקווָה आशा से s nadom reménykedően penuh harap með von(arsvip) con speranza 期待して 희망을 갖고 su viltimi ar cerībām; cerīgi dengan penuh pengharapan hoopvol håpefullt, forhåpningsfullt z nadzieją esperançadamente plin de/ cu speranţă с надеждой s nádejou upajoče s nadom hoppfullt, förhoppningsfullt อย่างคาดหวังไว้ ümitle, umutla 懷有希望地 з надією اچھی توقع کے ساتھ đầy hy vọng 抱有希望地

2 it is to be hoped that Hopefully, that will never happen. hopelik كما نأمَل، من المأمول дано doufejme, že forhåbentligt hoffentlich ας ελπίσουμε ότι ojalá, esperemos que... loodetavasti بدان امید که toivottavasti espérons-le יֵש לְקַווֹת आशावादिता nadajmo se! remélhetőleg mudah-mudahan vonandi (speriamo che) 願わくは 바라건대 tikėkimės, turėkime vilties cerams harap-harap te hopen valt forhåpentlig(vis) miejmy nadzieję com um pouco de sorte din fericire надо надеяться dúfajme upajmo, da nadajmo se förhoppningsvis อย่างคาดหวังไว้ inşallah, umarım ki 但願 будемо сподіватися, що امید کی جا سکتی ہے hy vọng rằng 希望地

adj hopeless

1 not likely to be successful It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless. hopeloos ميؤوس، مُتَعَذِّر، مُسْتَحيل безнадежден beznadějný håbløs hoffnungslos απελπιστικός, απεγνωσμένος, μάταιος inútil lootusetu نا اميد toivoton sans espoir חֲסַר תִקווָה निराशा beznadan, ocajan reménytelen sia-sia vonlaus impossibile, senza speranza 望みのない 절망적인 beviltiškas bezcerīgs tiada harapan hopeloos håpløs, umulig beznadziejny inútil fără speranţă безнадёжный beznádejný brezupen beznadežan hopplös ซึ่งสิ้นหวัง ümitsiz, sonu karanlık/şüpheli 無望的 безнадійний نا امید tuyệt vọng; vô vọng 无希望的

2 (withat) not good I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French. hopeloos met, vrotsig met فاقِد الأمَل отчайващ nemožný håbløs; uduelig hoffnungslos ανεπίδεκτος μάθησης, ανίκανος negado lootusetu مأيوس huono nul לְלא תַקָנָה खराब nepopravljiv, ocajan reménytelen jelek vonlaus pessimo, senza speranza 全くだめな 무능한 beviltiškas bezcerīgs; nekam nederīgs tak pandai langsung hopeloos umulig, håpløs beznadziejny sem jeito slab бесперспективный nemožný obupen beznadežan hopplös ซึ่งสิ้นหวัง berbat, beş para etmez 能力不好的 безнадійний نا اہل tồi; kém 不好的

3 unable to be stopped, cured etc The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot. ongeneeslik, hopeloos مَيؤوس مِنه، لا أمل في شفائِه безнадежден beznadějný håbløs hoffnungslos ανίατος, αδιόρθωτος, απελπιστικός caso perdido, imposible, irremediable lootusetu بي نتيجه parantumaton désespéré חֲסַר תִקווָה नहीं सुधरने वाला beznadan reménytelen tak tersembuhkan vonlaus incurabile, inguaribile 救いがたい (치료 등이) 불가능한 beviltiškas neārstējams; nedziedināms tak guna langsung hopeloos håpløs, uhelbredelig beznadziejny desesperado incurabil неизлечимый;неисправимый beznádejný brezupen beznadežan hopplös, urbota ซึ่งสิ้นหวัง tedavisi/iyileşmesi olanaksız 不可救藥的 безнадійний مایوس کن vô vọng 不可救药的

adv hopelessly

hopeloos بصورَة يائِسَه безнадеждно beznadějně håbløst hoffnungslos απελπισμένα, μάταια irremediablemente; perdidamente; sin esperanzas lootusetult از روي نا اميدی toivottomasti sans espoir בְייאוּש निराशा से beznadno reménytelenül sia-sia vonleysislega, vonlaust senza speranza 絶望的に 절망적으로 beviltiškai bezcerīgi dengan rasa putus asa hopeloos håpløst beznadziejnie irremediavelmente fără speranţă безнадёжно beznádejne brezupno beznadežno hopplöst ความสิ้นหวัง umutsuzca 無希望地 безнадійно نا امیدی سے một cách tuyệt vọng 无希望地

n hopelessness

hopeloosheid يأس، فَقْدان الأمَل безнадеждност beznadějnost håbløshed die Hoffnungslosigkeit απελπισία desespero lootusetus نا اميدی toivottomuus désespoir חוֹסֶר תִקווָה निराशा beznadnost, ocaj reménytelenség kesia-siaan vonleysi disperazione 見込みのないこと 절망적임 beviltiškumas bezcerīgums; bezcerība rasa putus asa hopeloosheid håpløshet stan beznadziejny desespero disperare безнадёжность beznádejnosť brezupnost beznadežnost hopplöshet ความหมดหวัง umutsuzluk 無希望 безнадійність نا امیدی sự tuyệt vọng 无希望

hope against hope

to continue hoping when there is no (longer any) reason for hope. teen jou beterwete in hoop يأمَل في أمرٍ لا أمَل فيه продължавам да се надявам doufat všemu navzdory klamre sig til håbet hoffen, wo nichts mehr zu hoffen ist εξακολουθώ να ελπίζω έστω και μάταια esperar en vano kõigest hoolimata lootma اميد بي دليل و بي جهت toivoa turhaan espérer en dépit de tout לְקַווֹת כְּשֶאַפסָה כּל תִקווָה उम्मीद लगभग खत्म होना još se nadati unatoc bezizglednosti položaja reménytelen helyzetben is remél terus berharap halda í veika von sperare nell'impossibile そら頼みをする 요행을 바라다 veltui tikėtis, neprarasti vilties cerēt uz brīnumu terus berharap hopen tegen beter weten in holde på håpet, ikke gi opp nie tracić nadziei esperar em vão a spe­­ra zadarnic надеяться вопреки всему dúfať napriek všetkému brez upa zmage upati ne gubiti nadu hoppas trots allt หวังแล้วหวังอีก ümidini kesmemek/kırmamak olması için dua etmek 抱著一線希望 не втрачати надії محض امکان سے آس لگانا hy vọng hão huyền 抱一线希望

hope for the best

to hope that something will succeed, that nothing bad will happen etc. op die beste hoop يأمَل في الأفْضَل надявам се да успея doufat v dobré håbe på det bedste das Beste hoffen ευελπιστώ esperar lo mejor parimat lootma امیدوار بودن به خوشایندترین رویدادها toivoa parasta avoir bon espoir לְקַווֹת לְטוֹב अच्छी उम्मीद करना nadati se najboljemu reméljük a legjobbakat harapan baik vona hið besta sperare per il meglio 望みを捨てない 낙관하다 tikėtis, kad viskas bus gerai cerēt uz labāko berharap sesuatu yang baik akan berlaku het beste ervan hopen håpe på det beste być dobrej myśli esperar pelo melhor a privi cu optimism надеяться на лучшее dúfať v najlepšie upati na najboljše nadati se najboljem hoppas på det bästa หวังว่าจะประสบความสำเร็จ gerisini Allaha/talihe bırakmak, sonuçtan umut kesmemek 往好處想 сподіватися на краще اچھی توقع رکھنا mong được toại nguyện 抱乐观的希望(往最好处想)

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!' nie die minste kans nie لا أمَلَ ، غير مُحْتَمَل няма надежда (být) bez naděje ikke en chance keine Hoffnung (haben) δεν έχω καμιά ελπίδα no tener ni la más remota posibilidad pole mingit lootust کاملاً ناامید täysin epätodennäköinen aucune chance אֵין סִיכּוּי उम्मीद खत्म होना nemati šanse (izgleda) za uspjeh semmi reménye sincs tidak mungkin ekki minnsta von (non avere nessuna speranza) 見込みがない 전혀 가능성이 없다 (neturėti) jokių vilčių necerēt langsung tiada harapan geen kans maken; onwaarschijnlijk zijn ikke eie håp om, ikke ha nubbesjanse bez cienia nadziei, żadnej nadziei não ter chance nici o şansă (не иметь) никакой надежды (nemať) ani nádej nič ne kaže nemati nade inte ha ngt hopp om สิ้นหวัง hiç ümit kalmama 沒希望(成功做到某事) ніякої надії کامیابی کی کوئی امید نہ ہونا không còn hy vọng 没希望

raise someone's hopes

to cause someone to hope, usually when there is no good reason to. verwagtings wek يَرْفَعُ من آمال засилвам вярата на vzbudit naději stille nogen noget i forventning Hoffnung wecken δίνω ελπίδες σε κπ. dar esperanzas a alguien lootust andma به کسی امیدواری دلخوش کنک دادن herättää toivo susciter l'espoir chez לְהַעֲלוֹת אֶת תִּקווָתוֹ שֶׁל- उम्मीद बढ़ना probuditi (nekome) nadu (cesto uzalud) reményt ébreszt membangkitkan harapan vekja upp vonir e-s suscitare le speranze di qualcuno 望みを抱かせる 희망을 갖게 하다 teikti kam nors vilčių iedvest kādam cerības memberikan harapan palsu iemand hoop geven gi for store forhåpninger robić komuś nadzieje dar esperanças a da speranţe (cuiva) обнадёживать кого-л. vzbudiť nádej vzbuditi (prazno) upanje pobuditi nadu väcka förhoppningar hos ngn ขอให่ช่วย (boş yere) umutlandırmak 讓某人燃起希望(通常在無望的情況下) подавати надію کسی کے دل میں امید جگانا làm ai hy vọng 唤起某人的希望

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Hope → أَمَلْ, يأمل doufat, naděje håb, håbe hoffen, Hoffnung ελπίδα, ελπίζω esperanza, esperar toivo, toivoa espérer, espoir nada, nadati se speranza, sperare 希望, 望む 희망, 희망하다 hoop, hopen håp, håpe mieć nadzieję, nadzieja esperança, ter esperança надежда, надеяться hopp, hoppas ความหวัง, หวัง umut, umut etmek hy vọng, niềm hy vọng 希望