hope chest in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hope chest in the English»French Dictionary

I.hope [Brit həʊp, Am hoʊp] N

1. hope:

2. hope (chance):

what a hope inf! some hope inf!

II.hope [Brit həʊp, Am hoʊp] VB trans

III.hope [Brit həʊp, Am hoʊp] VB intr

chest [Brit tʃɛst, Am tʃɛst] N

hope chest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hope chest in the English»French Dictionary

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English
Such items include a grandfather clock, hope chest, and a kitchen cupboard.
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It was a hope chest.
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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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Weir said the craft was used long ago when they made quilts for family and gifts for newlyweds and for the hope chest.
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Or have their tenuous hope chests been lost in the search for basic human survival?
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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.
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