| Traduções principais |
hope [sth],
hope that⇒ vtr | (desire) | esperar vt |
| | I hope I win the lottery. We hope that you will recover quickly. |
| | Esperamos que se recupere rapidamente. |
hope [sth],
hope that vtr | (expect) | esperar vt |
| | We hope that we'll be able to move house before the end of next year. |
| | Esperamos ser capazes de mudar de casa antes do fim do ano que vem. |
| hope for [sth] vi + prep | (desire sincerely) | desejar, esperar vt |
| | We hope for better news soon. |
| | Desejamos notícias melhores logo. |
| hope n | (desire) | desejo sm |
| | | esperança sf |
| | He has a lot of hopes for the future. |
| | Ele tem muitos desejos para o futuro. |
| hope n | (expectation) | esperança sf |
| | She has high hopes of getting the job. |
| | Minha esperança é que você tenha sucesso trabalhando arduamente. |
Formas compostas:
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| abandon hope vtr + n | (give up all hope forever) | perder a esperança expres |
| | The relatives of the missing say they are not ready to abandon hope. |
| | Os parentes do desaparecido dizem que ainda não é hora de perder a esperança. |
| abandon hope of doing [sth] v expr | (give up all hope of doing) | abandonar as esperanças expres v |
| | | perder as esperanças expres v |
| | Jim abandoned hope of seeing Sarah again. |
| Cross my heart and hope to die interj | infantile (promise) | juro pela minha vida expres |
| | Mum, I'll clean my room in the morning. Cross my heart and hope to die! |
| false hope n | (misplaced optimism) | falsas esperanças loc sf,pl |
| forlorn hope n | (faint hope) | fio de esperança loc sm |
| | Her parents have a forlorn hope that she may still be alive. |
| full of hope adj | (very optimistic) (muito otimista) | cheio de esperança loc adj |
| | She is full of hope that they will discover a cure before it is too late. |
| give up hope v expr | (be pessimistic) | perder as esperanças loc v |
| | When looking for a job, the key is not to give up hope. |
| | Ao procurar emprego, a chave é não perder as esperanças. |
| give up hope of [sth] v expr | (be resigned) | perder as esperanças loc v |
| | The team never gave up hope of victory. |
| | A equipe nunca perdeu as esperanças de vitória. |
| give up hope of doing [sth] v expr | (be resigned) | perder as esperanças loc v |
| | The couple had given up hope of having a child. |
| | O casal perdeu as esperanças de ter um filho. |
glimmer of hope,
gleam of hope n | (optimistic sign) | pingo de esperança loc noun |
| | Recent data has offered a glimmer of hope that the European economy is improving. |
| | Os dados recentes ofereceram um pingo de esperança de que a economia europeia está melhorando. |
| hold out hope (of (doing) [sth] v expr | (stay optimistic) (manter-se otimista) | ter esperanças de expres |
| | | manter as esperanças expres |
| | Police do not hold out much hope of catching the culprits. |
| hope chest n | dated (woman's wedding trunk) (datado: enxoval de casamento) | enxoval sm |
| | | baú de casamento sm |
| hope for the best v expr | (be optimistic) (ser otimista) | torcer pelo melhor, esperar o melhor expres |
| | 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) (esperar muito, torcer) | rezar vt |
| | 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) | na esperança de que expres |
| | I am writing to you in the hope that you will be able to offer me a job. |
| no hope n | (grim prospect or outlook) | sem esperança |
| | | desespero sm |
| | There's no hope for him, his illness is too severe. |
| no hope n | (not a chance) | sem chance, sem esperança |
| | My watch fell into the river, there's no hope I'll get it back. |
| put hope in [sth/sb] v expr | (have trust in [sth/sb]) (gíria) | botar fé em expres |
| | | acreditar em expres |
| some hope n | (a degree of optimism) (certo grau de otimismo) | alguma esperança sf |
| | | alguma chance sf |
| | I answered all the questions, so I have some hope I'll pass the exam. |
| some hope interj | ironic, informal (that is unlikely) (ser improvável) | Há alguma chance! interj |
| | | Há alguma esperança! interj |
| | (irônico, informal) | Capaz! interj |
| | “This time next year I'll be a millionaire.” “Ha! - some hope!” |
| without hope adv | (desperately, helplessly) | sem esperança loc adv |
| | | desesperadora adv |
| | After being stranded in the woods for three days, the hikers felt their situation was without hope. |
| without hope adj | (desperate, helpless) | sem esperança loc adv |