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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

hope /həʊp/ noun speranza f;
there's no ~ of that happening non c'è nessuna speranza che succeda intransitive verb sperare (for in);
I ~ so/not spero di sì/no transitive verb ~ that sperare che

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'hope' found in these entries:

English:

Cape of Good Hope - cherish - dissipate - fond - fondly - forlorn - not - ray - so - trust - vain

Italian:

ancora - augurarsi - auspicare - barlume - capo - cullarsi - filo - potere - raggio - speranza - sperare

hope: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
hope	vtr	(desire)	sperare vi ⇒
We hope that you will recover quickly.
Speriamo che ti rimetta presto.
hope	n	(desire)	speranza nf
He has a lot of hopes for the future.
Ha molte speranze per il futuro.
hope	n	(expectation)	speranza nf
			aspettativa nf
My hope is that you will succeed by hard work.
La mia speranza è che avrai successo lavorando duramente.
Additional Translations
hope	n	(sb or sthg one relies on)	speranza nf
You're our only hope!
Sei la nostra unica speranza!
hope	vi	(feel that sthg may occur)	sperare vi ⇒
I don't know if it will work, but we can always hope.
Non so se funzionerà, ma possiamo sempre sperare.
hope	vtr	(expect)	sperare, confidare, contare vi ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
We hope to move house before the end of next year.
Speriamo di cambiare casa entro la fine dell'anno prossimo.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
abandon hope			perdere la speranza
cross my heart and hope to die		idiom	giuro su Dio loc verb
faint hope			speranza fievole
fervent hope			speranza ardente
forlorn hope	n	(faint hope)	lieve speranza, tenue speranza nf
Although she disappeared over two weeks ago, her parents have forlorn hope that she may still be alive.
C'è ancora una lieve speranza di trovarlo vivo.
full of hope	adj	(very optimistic)	pieno di speranza agg
She is full of hope that they will discover a cure before it is too late.
Era così pieno di speranza che suo padre guarisse, che non me la sono sentita di dirgli che le sue condizioni erano peggiorate.
give hope			dare speranza
give sb hope			dare speranza a qc
give up hope			abbandonare la speranza
glimmer of hope			barlume di speranza
good hope			buona speranza
hold out hope			dare speranza; speranze
hope against hope			sperare nell'impossibile
hope and pray			sperare e pregare
hope chest			cassa da corredo
hope for			sperare che
hope for			sperare in vi
hope for the best			sperare per il meglio
hope in			sperare in
hope that		sostantivo	speranza che
hope that		verbo	sperare che
hope to die			possa morire se
hope to God			sperare ardentemente
hoping against hope			lo sperare nell'impossibile
I hope			spero
in the hope that			con la speranza che, nella speranza che
keep hope alive			tenere viva la speranza
lose hope			perdere la speranza
no hope			senza speranza
not to hope in s.t.			non sperare in qcs., non aspettarsi qcs.
ray of hope			raggio di speranza
some hope			un briciolo di speranza
without hope			senza speranza
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'hope' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'hope':

All good I hope......
At least I hope so!
be good and I hope you are smiling
Believe, Hope, Dream...
born in hope only to be brought down
Cold hope
Do you know whether there is hope?
Future and subjunctive: I hope in the future there will be an improvement
Good evening sweetheart, I hope you like what I've written
He came here with the hope of a better life
hope and trust
Hope everything is good with you
hope is on the other side
Hope is the last one to die
Hope it did not cause you sadness
Hope it's just as special as you are
hope springs eternal
Hope that helped
hope that we can work some thing out before my next tour
Hope this greets you well
Hope To Have/having Been Useful??
hope to hear from you soon
Hope to see
hope we see each other soon
Hope you arrived home safe and well
hope you can come
Hope you had a good break. What are your plans for New Year's Eve?
Hope you had a good day
Hope you had a good trip home
Hope you had a good weekend
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