What does esperanza in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word esperanza in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use esperanza in Spanish.

The word esperanza in Spanish means expectation, confidence, hope, encourage, give hope, life expectancy, life expectancy, not give up hope, hope springs eternal, ray of hope, without a hope of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word esperanza

expectation, confidence

nombre femenino (confianza en que suceda algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo la esperanza de que todo salga bien.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. After their heavy defeat in the last match, the team is very low on confidence.

hope

nombre femenino (virtud teologal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fe, la esperanza y la caridad son virtudes teologales.
Faith, hope and charity are theological virtues.

encourage

verbo transitivo (dar esperanza)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

give hope

locución verbal (animar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los médicos le dieron esperanza a la familia.
The doctors gave the family hope.

life expectancy

locución nominal femenina (expectativa promedio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El descubrimiento de la penicilina aumentó la esperanza de vida de la gente.
The discovery of penicillin added to people's life expectancy.

life expectancy

locución nominal femenina (tiempo promedio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu expectativa de vida aumenta cuando haces ejercicio y tienes un pasatiempo.
Your life expectancy increases when you exercise and have a hobby.

not give up hope

(tener confianza en algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
María guarda la esperanza de encontrar su reloj perdido.
Maria is not giving up hope on finding her lost watch.

hope springs eternal

expresión (exhorta a ser optimista)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A pesar del diagnóstico, la esperanza es lo último que se pierde.

ray of hope

expresión (un poco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La llamada de Pedro fue un rayo de esperanza en tanta oscuridad.
Pedro's call was a glimmer of hope in so much darkness.

without a hope of

locución preposicional (sin solución)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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