Meanings (ES + gloss)
esperanza
The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
After losing my job, there's frail hope of affording my world cruise.
All hopes for a truce are gone after the latest attack.
esperanza
A person or thing that is a source of hope.
We still have one hope left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.
Phrases
Buckley's hopeCape of Good HopeHope TownHopewellHopey McChangeMount Hopeabandon hope, all ye who enter hereall hope abandon ye who enter herebeacon of hopebehopedash someone's hopesget one's hopes upglimmer of hopegreat white hopehope against hopehope chesshope chesthope springs eternalhope springs eternal in the human breasthopeablyhopefulhopeiumhopelesshopemongerhopenosishopepunkhoperhopiumin the hope ofin the hope thatkeep hope alivelive in hopemishopeno-hoperoverhopeprisoner of hoperay of hopeunderhopeunhopewanhope
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aguardar • ahuciarse (disused) • desear • esperanzarse • esperar • ojalá / amalaya / quienquita
To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
He's still hoping that everything will turn out fine.
They are hoping it does not rain, but I expect it will.
Phrases