hopes in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hopes in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hope [Brit həʊp, Am hoʊp] N

1. hope:

hope (desire, expectation)

speranza f (of di)

hope (cause for optimism)

speranza f

in the hope of sth, of doing

nella speranza di qc, di fare

she cherishes the hope that he is still alive

nutre la speranza che sia ancora vivo

my (only) hope is that he will be happy

spero solo che sia felice

to have high hopes of sb, sth

avere grandi speranze per qn, qc

to have hopes of doing

sperare di fare

to have great or high hopes of doing

avere buone speranze di fare

there is little, no hope left for them

non hanno molte speranze, non hanno più speranza

to pin or set one's hopes on sth

riporre le proprie speranze su qc

to set one's hopes on doing

sperare di tutto cuore di fare

to be beyond (all) hope

essere oltre ogni speranza

to be without hope

essere senza speranza

to live in hope

vivere nella speranza

to live in (the) hope of sth

vivere nella speranza di qc

to keep one's hopes high

mantenere vive le proprie speranze

there are grounds for hope

ci sono buone ragioni per sperare

to give sb new hope

riaccendere la speranza in qn

all hope is lost

si è persa ogni speranza

to raise sb's hopes

infondere or dare speranza a qn

don't raise their hopes too much

non dar loro molte speranze

to dash sb's hopes

infrangere le speranze di qn

to lose, give up hope

perdere or abbandonare la speranza

a glimmer or ray of hope

un barlume di speranza

“hopes rise for a peace settlement in the Middle East” JOURN

“crescono le speranze di un accordo di pace in Medio Oriente”

2. hope (chance):

hope

speranza f

to have no hope of sth, of doing sth

non avere nessuna speranza di qc, di fare qc

there is little, no hope that he will come

ci sono poche speranze, non c'è nessuna speranza che venga

there is no hope of an improvement

non ci sono speranze di miglioramento

if the champion loses, what hope is there for me?

se perde il campione, quali speranze posso avere io?

our only hope is to fight on

la nostra sola speranza è di continuare a combattere

his best hope is that the champion may be tired

tutto ciò su cui può sperare è che il campione sia stanco

what a hope! or some hope! inf

magari!

he hasn't got a hope in hell inf

non ha la ben che minima speranza

it's, she's my last hope

è la mia ultima speranza

3. hope (promising person):

hope

speranza f

II.hope [Brit həʊp, Am hoʊp] VB trans

hope

sperare (that che)

to hope to do

sperare di fare

it is to be hoped that …

c'è da sperare che …

I hope (that) he'll come

spero che venga

we cannot hope to compete with big firms

non possiamo sperare di poter competere con grandi aziende

I only or just hope he remembers

spero solo che si ricordi

we had hoped to make a profit this year, but…

speravamo di potere realizzare degli utili quest'anno, ma…

I (do) hope so, not

spero (proprio) di sì, di no

I won't forget” - “I should hope not!”

“non me ne dimenticherò” - “spero proprio di no!”

“I'm sure he'll recover” - “I hope so”

“sono sicuro che guarirà” - “lo spero proprio”

hoping to hear from you (in letter)

nella speranza di ricevere presto vostre notizie

III.hope [Brit həʊp, Am hoʊp] VB intr

hope

sperare

hope

confidare

to hope for sth

sperare or confidare in qc

I hoped for a letter, success

speravo di ricevere una lettera, di avere successo

don't hope for too much

non sperarci troppo

all we can do is hope

non ci rimane altro che sperare

to hope for the best

sperare per il meglio

IV.hope [Brit həʊp, Am hoʊp]

abandon hope, all ye who enter here

lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate

hope springs eternal (in the human breast)

la speranza è l'ultima a morire

to hope against hope

illudersi or coltivare vane speranze

hope chest [Brit, Am ˈhoʊp ˌtʃɛst] N Am

hope chest (chest)

baule m per il corredo

hope chest (trousseau)

corredo m da sposa

white hope [Brit, Am ˈˌ(h)waɪt ˈhoʊp] N

white hope

grande speranza f

Hope [Brit həʊp, Am hoʊp]

Hope

Speranza

Cape of Good Hope [Am ˈˌkeɪp əv ˌɡʊd ˈhoʊp]

Cape of Good Hope

Capo m di Buona Speranza

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disappoint hopes, dream

deludere

the graveyard of one's hopes liter

il naufragio delle proprie speranze

dampen hopes, resolve

diminuire

belie hopes

deludere

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speme

hope

hopes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hopes in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hope [hoʊp] N

hope

speranza f

to give up hope

perdere le speranze

to pin all one's hopes on sb/sth

riporre tutte le speranze in qu/qc

there is still hope

si può ancora sperare

Phrases:

to not have a hope in hell

non avere alcuna speranza

to hope against hope

sperare con tutto il cuore

II.hope [hoʊp] VB intr (wish)

hope

sperare

to hope for the best

sperare bene

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deflate hopes

distruggere

to vest one's hopes in sb/sth

riporre le proprie speranze in qu/qc

defeat hopes

deludere

shatter one's hopes, one's dreams

mandare in fumo

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sperare

to hope

sperare di fare qc +inf

to hope to do sth

sperare in qc

to hope for sth

sperare che +subj

to hope that

spero di sì

I hope so

spero di no

I hope not

speriamo (bene)!

let's hope so

sperare in qu/qc

to have great hopes of sb/sth

disilludere le speranze di qu

to disappoint sb's hopes

riporre fiducia/speranze in qu

to place one's trust/hopes in sb

auspicare

to hope for

barlume di speranza

glimmer of hope

hopes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to raise false hopes

suscitare false speranze

to pin all one's hopes on sb/sth

riporre tutte le speranze in qu/qc

to hope against hope

sperare con tutto il cuore

to deal sb's hopes a knockout blow

dare un duro colpo alle speranze di qu

to keep sb's hopes alive

mantener vive le speranze di qn

to have high hopes for sb/sth

riporre molte aspettative in qu/qc

to place one's hopes on sb/sth

riporre le proprie speranze in qu/qc

to vest one's hopes in sb/sth

riporre le proprie speranze in qu/qc

to have great hopes of sb/sth

sperare in qu/qc

to place one's trust/hopes in sb

riporre fiducia/speranze in qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She adds that she needs to make amends for her sins and hopes he will get well.

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They are simply people living their lives, with their own joys and sorrows, hopes and fears.

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A ragtag defense force has been assembled by the leaders of humanity in the hopes of being able to fend of the invasion.

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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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He then hopes to harvest stem cells -- which can develop into almost any organ -- and coax them to produce insulin in diabetics.

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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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His high hopes proved to be unfounded however with a disastrous debut in 1999.

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She once desired more children but after nine miscarriages and two ectopic pregnancies her hopes ended with menopause.

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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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