L'espère (en. Hopefully)

lɛs.pɛʁ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A state of confident anticipation regarding a positive future event.

His hope of success pushed him to work hard.

Son espérance de réussite l'a poussé à travailler dur.

The confidence one has in the future.

Hope is sometimes all we have left.

L'espoir est parfois tout ce qui nous reste.

verb

To have hope or the wish for something to happen.

I hope he will come to the party.

J'espère qu'il viendra à la fête.

From the Latin 'sperare' which means 'to hope'.

to have hope

To have confidence in a positive outcome.

avoir de l'espoir

hope is what keeps us alive

Hope is a vital source of motivation.

c'est l'espoir qui fait vivre

to lose hope

To stop believing that something positive can happen.

perdre espoir

expectation

State or feeling of optimistic anticipation.

espérance

despair

Absence of hope, feeling of despair.

désespoir

hoping

One who hopes or is waiting for a positive event.

espérant

A hope that remains unlikely.

It's a cardboard hope, it will never come true.

C'est un espoir en carton, ça ne se réalisera jamais.

A naive or unrealistic wish.

His hope of winning the lottery is just a dream.

Son espoir de gagner à la loterie est juste un rêve.