esperanza

Definitions of esperanza
  1. noun
    belief about (or mental picture of) the future
    synonyms: expectativa, panorama, perspectiva, vista, visto
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    anticipación, anticipo, muestra
    an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
    posibilidad
    a future prospect or potential
    recelo
    painful expectation
    esperanza de vida, expectativa de vida
    an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities
    type of:
    creencia
    any cognitive content held as true
  2. noun
    grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
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    expectativa, panorama, perspectiva, vista, visto
    belief about (or mental picture of) the future
  3. noun
    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
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    antonyms:
    desesperación
    the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
    types:
    optimismo
    the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
    type of:
    sentimiento
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  4. noun
    someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
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    type of:
    alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano
    a human being
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