espoir

French

Etymology

Deverbal from espérer.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

espoir m (plural espoirs)

(all senses) hope
Synonyms: espérance; l’espoir fait vivre; perdre espoir; tant qu’il y a de la vie, il y a de l’espoir

Related terms

Further reading

“espoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

poires, proies

Old French

Alternative forms

espeir (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Deverbal of esperer.

Noun

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

hope (wish; desire, usually for the future)

Descendants

Middle French: espoir
- French: espoir
- → Middle English: espeire

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