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speranță
hope /speˈrant͡sə/
noun#2135 most common
Also: expectation, hopefulness
Example sentences
Am speranță.
I have hope.
Ea nu își pierde speranța.
She does not lose her hope.
Singura noastră speranță este să ajungem la timp.
Our only hope is to arrive on time.
Medicii i-au dat puține speranțe de vindecare.
The doctors gave him little hope of recovery.
În ciuda eșecurilor repetate, speranța lui nu a scăzut deloc.
Despite repeated failures, his hope did not diminish at all.
Speranța, spunea filosoful, este ultimul lucru care moare într-un om, chiar și atunci când realitatea o contrazice zi de zi.
Hope, the philosopher said, is the last thing to die in a person, even when reality contradicts it day after day.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | speranța | speranțele |
| Genitive | speranței | speranțelor |
| Accusative | speranța | speranțele |
| Vocative | speranțo | speranțelor |
Word family
Etymology
Speranță comes from Latin sperantia, a noun formed from the present participle of sperare, to hope. The word passed into Romanian through the ordinary evolution of Vulgar Latin in the region, alongside close relatives in other Romance languages. It has kept its core meaning of hope or expectation with little change over the centuries.
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