hope chest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hope chest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hope chest N Am

hope chest

baúl m del ajuar

hope chest

arcón m del ajuar

Translations for hope chest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

apronte

hope chest Am

Translations for hope chest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chest [Am tʃɛst, Brit tʃɛst] N

1. chest ANAT:

chest

pecho m

to have a weak chest

tener problemas respiratorios

to get sth off one's chest

desahogarse contando/confesando algo

to play or keep one's cards close to one's chest

no soltar prenda inf

chest pains

dolores mpl de pecho

chest specialist

especialista mf de las vías respiratorias

2. chest (box):

chest

arcón m

3.1. chest Am (treasury):

chest

tesorería f

3.2. chest Am (funds):

chest

fondos mpl

I.hope [Am hoʊp, Brit həʊp] N

1. hope U or C (expectation):

hope

esperanza f

to be full of hope

estar lleno de esperanzas or de ilusión

my hope is that she'll change her mind

espero que cambie de opinión

the doctor told us she was beyond hope

el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much

no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope

perder la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal

tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she held out the hope of promotion

le (or nos etc.) dio esperanzas de que lo (or nos etc.) ascenderían

I don't hold out much hope of (our) winning

no me hago muchas ilusiones or no tengo muchas esperanzas de que vayamos a ganar

she did it in the hope of a reward

lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

he lived in (the) hope of returning to his native land

vivía con la esperanza de que algún día volvería a su tierra

she hasn't done it yet, but we live in hope hum

todavía no lo ha hecho, pero no hemos perdido las esperanzas hum

to build up or raise one's hopes

hacerse or forjarse ilusiones

I don't want to raise false hopes

no quiero crear falsas expectativas

she's pinning all her hopes on getting the scholarship

ha cifrado todas sus esperanzas en conseguir la beca

I had set my hopes on getting the prize

me había hecho ilusiones de llevarme el premio

2. hope U or C (chance):

hope

esperanza f

there's little hope of a positive outcome

hay pocas esperanzas or posibilidades de que el resultado sea positivo

we haven't got a hope in hell inf

no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! inf

¡ni lo sueñes!

some hope! iron

¡sí, espérate sentado! inf, iron

3. hope C (person, thing):

hope

esperanza f

he's my last/only hope

es mi última/única esperanza

she's the great white hope of the democrats hum

es la gran esperanza de los demócratas

II.hope [Am hoʊp, Brit həʊp] VB intr

hope

esperar

I hope so/not

espero que sí/que no

to hope for sth they hoped for a better life for their children

tenían esperanzas de que sus hijos tuvieran una vida mejor

we're hoping for good weather while we're on vacation

esperamos tener buen tiempo durante las vacaciones

are you going to do some work, or would that be too much to hope (for)?

¿vas a trabajar un poco o eso sería mucho pedir?

to hope for the best

esperar que la suerte me (or nos etc.) acompañe

her method is to throw everything into the pot and hope for the best

su método es echarlo todo en la olla y que sea lo que Dios quiera

III.hope [Am hoʊp, Brit həʊp] VB trans

to hope (that)

esperar que +subj

I hope (that) you are well

espero que te encuentres bien

this is for you, I hope you like it

esto es para ti, espero que te guste

I was hoping (that) you'd say that

esperaba que dijeras eso

to hope against hope that …

esperar contra todo pronóstico que …

to hope to + infin

esperar +  infin

I hope or I'm hoping to go in May

espero poder ir en mayo

what do you hope to gain by that?

¿y qué esperas ganar con eso?

hope chest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hope chest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

canastilla

hope chest

Translations for hope chest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chest [tʃest] N

1. chest (human torso):

chest

pecho m

chest pains

dolores m pl pectorales

to fold one's arms across one's chest

cruzarse de brazos

2. chest (breasts):

chest

senos m pl

3. chest (trunk):

chest

baúl m

chest

petaca f LatAm

medicine chest

botiquín m

Phrases:

to get sth off one's chest

desahogarse confesando algo

I.hope [həʊp, Am hoʊp] N

hope

esperanza f

to give up hope

perder la(s) esperanza(s)

to pin all one's hopes on sb/sth

poner todas las esperanzas en alguien/algo

there is still hope

todavía hay esperanzas

Phrases:

to not have a hope in hell

no tener ni la más remota posibilidad

II.hope [həʊp, Am hoʊp] VB intr (wish)

hope

esperar

to hope for the best

esperar que la suerte acompañe a uno

hope N

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in the hope that...

con la esperanza de que... (+ subj)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Weir said the craft was used long ago when they made quilts for family and gifts for newlyweds and for the hope chest.

morinvillenews.com

We began by imagining a young bride's hope chest, full of treasures from the past and the present that are the key to her future.

lucire.com

As a bride would typically leave home on marriage, hope chests were sometimes made with an eye to portability, albeit infrequently.

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Or have their tenuous hope chests been lost in the search for basic human survival?

www.huffingtonpost.com

Such items include a grandfather clock, hope chest, and a kitchen cupboard.

en.wikipedia.org

It was a hope chest.

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