hope1

UK: /həʊp/ US: /hoʊp/ [hoped, hoping]

Translation

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⇨ esperar

I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow

Espero que mañana no llueva

I hope that you get better soon

Espero que te recuperes pronto

■ constr. 1. to hope + (that) 2. to hope + to do sth

I should hope not!

⇨ ¡faltaría más!

■ Se usa para expresar el deseo de que algo suceda. Comparar con expect

Véase tb: to dash sb's hopes

(Definition of hope v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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