espérer contre tout espoir

/ɛs.pe.ʁe kɔ̃tʁ tu.t‿ɛs.pwaʁ/

verb C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
espère contre tout espoir
past
a espéré contre tout espoir
perfect
espéré contre tout espoir

Meaning

  1. to hope against hope

    • Elle espère contre tout espoir un miracle.

      She hopes against hope for a miracle.

V Category State Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

espérer

espérer contre tout espoir is a specific, intensified idiom, "to hope against hope"; espérer is the general word "to hope."

Practice

1 What does espérer contre tout espoir mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle espère ___ tout espoir un miracle.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches espérer contre tout espoir?

verb

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