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| abandon hope vtr + n | (give up all hope forever) | χάνω τις ελπίδες μου, εγκαταλείπω κάθε ελπίδα έκφρ |
| | | παύω να ελπίζω έκφρ |
| | The relatives of the missing say they are not ready to abandon hope. |
| abandon hope of doing [sth] v expr | (give up all hope of doing) | παύω να ελπίζω ότι θα κάνω κτ έκφρ |
| | | χάνω τις ελπίδες μου ότι θα κάνω κτ, εγκαταλείπω κάθε ελπίδα ότι θα κάνω κτ έκφρ |
| | Jim abandoned hope of seeing Sarah again. |
| beacon of hope n | figurative ([sth] giving hope) | ένδειξη ελπίδας φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| Cross my heart and hope to die interj | infantile (promise) | ορκίζομαι στη ζωή μου, ορκίζομαι να πεθάνω έκφρ |
| | (συνήθως παιδικό) | φιλώ σταυρό έκφρ |
| | Mum, I'll clean my room in the morning. Cross my heart and hope to die! |
| false hope n | (misplaced optimism) | φρούδες ελπίδες φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| forlorn hope n | (faint hope) | μάταιη ελπίδα, φρούδα ελπίδα ουσ θηλ |
| | Her parents have a forlorn hope that she may still be alive. |
| full of hope adj | (very optimistic) | αισιόδοξος, γεμάτος αισιοδοξία επίθ |
| | She is full of hope that they will discover a cure before it is too late. |
| give up hope v expr | (be pessimistic) | απελπίζομαι ρ αμ |
| | When looking for a job, the key is not to give up hope. |
| give up hope of [sth] v expr | (be resigned) | παραιτούμαι ρ αμ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | τα παρατάω έκφρ |
| | The team never gave up hope of victory. |
| give up hope of doing [sth] v expr | (be resigned) | χάνω κάθε ελπίδα να κάνω κτ έκφρ |
| | The couple had given up hope of having a child. |
glimmer of hope,
gleam of hope n | (optimistic sign) (μεταφορικά, λόγιος) | αχτίδα ελπίδας, ακτίνα ελπίδας φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| | Recent data has offered a glimmer of hope that the European economy is improving. |
| hold out hope (of (doing) [sth] v expr | (stay optimistic) | τρέφω ελπίδες για κτ περίφρ |
| | | τρέφω ελπίδες ότι/πως θα κάνω κτ περίφρ |
| | Police do not hold out much hope of catching the culprits. |
| hope against hope v expr | (stay optimistic) | είμαι αισιόδοξος ρ αμ + επίθ |
| | | συνεχίζω να ελπίζω έκφρ |
| | | διατηρώ τις ελπίδες μου έκφρ |
| | We are hoping against hope that one day he'll come home to us. |
| hope chest n | dated (woman's wedding trunk) | μπαούλο για προίκα περίφρ |
| Σχόλιο: Δεν υπάρχει αντίστοιχος όρος. |
| hope for the best v expr | (be optimistic) | ελπίζω για το καλύτερο έκφρ |
| | | ελπίζω να πάνε όλα καλά περίφρ |
| | I'm not sure whether it will rain; we'll just have to hope for the best. |
hope to God,
hope to God that v expr | (hope sincerely) | παρακαλώ τον Θεό να έκφρ |
| | | εύχομαι ειλικρινά να έκφρ |
| | Tim hoped to God the Wifi was working in the hostel. |
| | I hope to God that Anna will forgive me. |
| in the hope that [sth] | (eagerly anticipating that) | ελπίζοντας πως, με την ελπίδα πως έκφρ |
| | I am writing to you in the hope that you will be able to offer me a job. |
| lose hope vtr + n | (become pessimistic) | χάνω τις ελπίδες μου, χάνω κάθε ελπίδα έκφρ |
| | It's been three days, I'm losing hope of ever finding my puppy again. |
| no hope n | (grim prospect or outlook) | χωρίς ελπίδα έκφρ |
| | There's no hope for him, his illness is too severe. |
| no hope n | (not a chance) | αποκλείεται, καμία τύχη, σε καμία περίπτωση έκφρ |
| | My watch fell into the river, there's no hope I'll get it back. |
| nurse a hope that v expr | (hope) | τρέφω την ελπίδα ότι/πως έκφρ |
| nurse a hope of doing [sth] v expr | (dream of doing [sth]) | τρέφω την ελπίδα ότι/πως θα κάνω κτ έκφρ |
| only hope n | informal (sole potential solution or remedy) | μόνη ελπίδα, μοναδική ελπίδα επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| | (μεταφορικά) | μόνη σανίδα σωτηρίας, μοναδική σανίδα σωτηρίας έκφρ |
| | There's no other choice; this is our only hope. |
| ray of hope n | (reason for optimism) | αχτίδα ελπίδας, ακτίνα ελπίδας φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| | There was a ray of hope for the economy when the stock market improved. |
| | The advances in medicine give a ray of hope for a cancer cure. |
| some hope n | (a degree of optimism) | κάποια ελπίδα/αισιοδοξία έκφρ |
| | I answered all the questions, so I have some hope I'll pass the exam. |
| some hope interj | ironic, informal (that is unlikely) (ειρωνικά/καθομιλουμένη) | σιγά μη, αποκλείεται έκφρ |
| | “This time next year I'll be a millionaire.” “Ha! - some hope!” |
| without hope adv | (desperately, helplessly) | χωρίς ελπίδα επίρ |
| | After being stranded in the woods for three days, the hikers felt their situation was without hope. |
| without hope adj | (desperate, helpless) | απελπιστικός, απελπισμένος, αβοήθητος επίθ |