esperança

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan esperanssa, from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns. Corresponds to esperar +‎ -ança.

Noun

esperança f (plural esperances)

  1. hope
  2. expectancy, expectation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese esperança, asperança, from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns; corresponds to esperar +‎ -ança. 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 quotations of use of this term, see Citations:esperança.

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