The word for December 1999 is: Hope (la esperanza)
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Speaking about hope: in Spanish:
Comments: | English | Spanish |
The most common use is: | I hope so! | Espero que sí. |
I hope not! | Espero que no. | |
I hope (to be able to) | I hope to be able to go in June | Espero poder ir en junio |
Note: Hope is one of the words that takes the subjunctive: | I hope you like it | Espero que te guste |
This one is useful for letters: | I hope (that) you are well | Espero que te encuentres bien |
Hope can also be translated by "ilusión" | to be full of hope | Estar lleno de ilusión; |
Useful expresions: | I don’t want to raise false hopes | no quiero crear falsas expectativas |
to give up hope | perder la esperanza | |
I was hoping you’d say that | esperaba que dijeras eso | |
I feel all hopeful about ...... | me siento optimista con respecto a ....... |
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the word for next month
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