B1verb
espérer
to hope (that something happens)
Shown here in the infinitive — the form you look up.
« J’espère que tu viendras à la fête samedi. »
“I hope you'll come to the party on Saturday.”
In other languages
- Spanish esperar (tener esperanza)
- Portuguese esperar (ter esperança)
- Arabic يأمل
- German hoffen (dass etwas geschieht)
- Italian sperare (che accada qualcosa)
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