espoir

French

Etymology

Deverbal of espérer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛs.pwaʁ/
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Homophone: espoirs

Noun

espoir m (plural espoirs)

(all senses) hope

Synonyms

espérance

Related terms

Further reading

“espoir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

poires, proies

Old French

Alternative forms

espeir (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Deverbal of esperer.

Noun

espoir m (oblique plural espoirs, nominative singular espoirs, nominative plural espoir)

hope (wish; desire, usually for the future)

Descendants

Middle French: espoir
- French: espoir

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