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esperanza

hope

noun es-peh-RAHN-sah Less Common

Also means

expectation

Usage Note

Esperanza denotes both hope as an emotional state and the concrete expectation that something will happen. It is closely related to the verb esperar ('to hope / to wait / to expect'). As a proper name Esperanza is a common given name in the Spanish-speaking world.

Examples

"Todavía tenemos esperanza de encontrarlo."

Natural Translation

We still have hope of finding him.

Literal Translation

Still we-have hope of to-find-him

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