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Noun

esperança f ‎(plural esperances)

1. hope
2. expectancy, expectation

Related terms

• esperar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese esperança, asperança, from Latin sperantia. Compare Spanish esperanza, French espérance, Italian speranza.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈes.pe.ɾɐ̃.sɐ/, /ˈeʃ.pe.ɾɐ̃.sɐ/, /is.pe.ˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/, /iʃ.pe.ˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧ça

Noun

esperança f (plural esperanças)

1. hope
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 184:

     Eu estava na esperança de encontrá-lo antes do jantar!

     I was hoping to meet you before dinner!

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:esperança.