hopes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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

II.hope [Am hoʊp, Brit həʊp] VB intr

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

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no-hope [ˈnəʊˈhəʊp] ADJ inf attr

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snuff out hopes
acabar con
snuff out hopes
hacer perder
dampen hopes
hacer perder
frustrate plan/desires/hopes
frustrar
pious hopes
esperanzas fpl infundadas
discomfit hopes
frustrar

Translations for hopes in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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esperanza
hope
ya no le queda esperanza alguna
he has no hope left
no todo se ha perdido, todavía hay esperanzas
all is not lost, there's still hope
no quiero darles esperanzas vanas
I don't want to build your hopes up o to give you false hope
había puesto todas sus esperanzas en su hijo
he had pinned all his hopes on his son
tú eres mi última esperanza
you're my last hope
esperanza de algo
hope of o for sth
el encuentro suscita nuevas esperanzas de un acuerdo
the meeting raises new hopes for o of a settlement
hay esperanzas de éxito
there are hopes that he/it/they will succeed
esperanza de + infinit.
hope of -ing
hemos perdido toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos
we have given up o lost hope of finding them alive
no tengo ni la menor esperanza de ganar
I don't have a hope of winning
todavía tengo esperanzas de encontrar algo mejor
I still hope to find something better
todavía tengo esperanzas de encontrar algo mejor
I still have hopes of finding something better
mantiene la esperanza de volver a verlo
she hasn't given up hope of seeing him again
(esperanza de que) ¿no hay ninguna esperanza de que se salve?
is there no hope of her recovering o that she will recover?
todavía tiene esperanzas de que se lo devuelvan
he still hopes that they will return it to him
ya no abrigaba ninguna esperanza de que volviera liter
she no longer held out any hope of him returning liter
fuimos con la esperanza de que nos concediera una entrevista
we went in the hope that he would agree to see us
me dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría
he gave me hope o he held out hope that the child would recover
alimentarse o vivir de esperanzas
to live on hopes
la esperanza es lo último que se pierde prov
we live in hope

hopes in the PONS Dictionary

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

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deflate hopes
frustrar
defeat hopes
frustrar
soar hopes
renacer

Translations for hopes in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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esperanza
hope
no tener esperanzas
to have no hope
abrigar esperanzas
to foster hopes
poner las esperanzas en algo
to put one's hopes into sth
tener esperanzas de conseguir un puesto de trabajo
to have hopes of getting a job
con esperanza no se come prov
who lives by hope will die by hunger
concebir esperanzas
to have hopes
ilusión
hope
no te hagas ilusiones
do not get your hopes up
ilusionar
to raise false hopes
el proyecto le ilusiona mucho
the project has got his hopes up
frustrar las esperanzas de alguien
to frustrate sb's hopes

hopes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to vanish into thin air fear, hopes
desvanecerse
to pin all one's hopes on sb/sth
poner todas las esperanzas en alguien/algo
to deal sb's hopes a knockout blow
acabar con las esperanzas de alguien
to have high hopes (for sb/sth)
tener grandes esperanzas (puestas en alguien/algo)
to place one's hopes on sb/sth
poner sus esperanzas en alguien/algo
to put one's hopes into sth
poner las esperanzas en algo
to have hopes of getting a job
tener esperanzas de conseguir un puesto de trabajo
the project has got his hopes up
el proyecto le ilusiona mucho
do not get your hopes up
no te hagas ilusiones
my hopes have come to nothing
se han malogrado mis esperanzas
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She hopes to coach gymnastics and especially wishes to inspire other deaf gymnasts to succeed at advanced levels.
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His ruthless and violent pursuit of leads only points out the small-time tawdriness of the organisation he hopes to legitimise.
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The story's plot follows what becomes a familiar waveform, of hopes gingerly raised then harshly dashed.
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His high hopes proved to be unfounded however with a disastrous debut in 1999.
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Homer agrees to this in hopes of decreasing his sentence after being charged for bribery.
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Panicked, the players assume that the girls are either dead or dying, and run off in the hopes that nobody will discover what has happened.
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Don, who is a residential school survivor, is waiting for his second compensation payment, and hopes to set up a money-management plan for it.
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Despite all hopes, reorganization plans fell through and the company passed into bankruptcy and the hands of a receiver.
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There were great hopes for the AGR design.
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She adds that she needs to make amends for her sins and hopes he will get well.
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