espérer
Meaning
- (intransitive) to hope
- (transitive) to hope for
- (intransitive) to have faith, to trust (with en (“in”))
- (Normandy, North-America) to wait
Concepts
Synonyms
avoir envie de
s’attendre à
avoir l’intention de
“embrasser d’un coup d’œil”
s’attendre
attendre avec impatience
compter sur
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛs.pe.ʁe/
Etymology
In summary
From Old French esperer, inherited from Latin spērāre.
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