"esperança" meaning in Portuguese

See esperança in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /is.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/ [Brazil], /es.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/ [Brazil], /is.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/ [Brazil], /es.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/ [Brazil], /iʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /eʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /es.peˈɾɐ̃.sa/ [Southern-Brazil], /(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/ [Portugal] Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-esperança.wav Forms: esperanças [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spērō Latin spērāns Old Galician-Portuguese asperança Portuguese esperança Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese asperança, from Latin spērāns, from spērō, from spēs or -ō. By surface analysis, esperar + -ança. Compare Spanish esperanza, French espérance, Italian speranza. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|:inh|roa-opt:asperança<id:hope>|id=hope|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spērō Latin spērāns Old Galician-Portuguese asperança Portuguese esperança Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese asperança, from Latin spērāns, from spērō, from spēs or -ō., {{surf|pt|esperar|-ança}} By surface analysis, esperar + -ança, {{cog|es|esperanza}} Spanish esperanza, {{cog|fr|espérance}} French espérance, {{cog|it|speranza}} Italian speranza Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} esperança f (plural esperanças)
  1. hope Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-esperança-pt-noun-wpJ39V-z
  2. (Brazil) katydid (any insect in the family Tettigoniidae) Tags: Brazil, feminine Synonyms: tetigoniídeo
    Sense id: en-esperança-pt-noun-pt:katydid Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese terms suffixed with -ança, Crickets and grasshoppers Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 41 59 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 41 59 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Portuguese terms suffixed with -ança: 38 62 Disambiguation of Crickets and grasshoppers: 25 75

Inflected forms

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        "1": "pt",
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      "name": "etymon"
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        "2": "esperar",
        "3": "-ança"
      },
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      "name": "surf"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "esperanza"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish esperanza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "espérance"
      },
      "expansion": "French espérance",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "speranza"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian speranza",
      "name": "cog"
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      "tags": [
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I was hoping to meet you before dinner!",
          "ref": "2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 184:",
          "text": "Eu estava na esperança de encontrá-lo antes do jantar!",
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              34,
              43
            ]
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          "ref": "2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “A diferença”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 10:",
          "text": "Internou-se na clínica com a vaga esperança de que a Morte, que vem ali buscar tanta gente, um dia o leve por distração.",
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          "_dis": "25 75",
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          "name": "Crickets and grasshoppers",
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      "ipa": "/is.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/es.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/is.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/es.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/es.peˈɾɐ̃.sa/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃sɐ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Esperança"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Portuguese feminine nouns",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *speh₁-",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms suffixed with -ança",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃sɐ",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃sɐ/4 syllables",
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      "expansion": "Spanish esperanza",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "espérance"
      },
      "expansion": "French espérance",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Italian speranza",
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              13,
              22
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          ],
          "english": "I was hoping to meet you before dinner!",
          "ref": "2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 184:",
          "text": "Eu estava na esperança de encontrá-lo antes do jantar!",
          "translation": "I was hoping to meet you before dinner!",
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        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              34,
              43
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          "text": "Internou-se na clínica com a vaga esperança de que a Morte, que vem ali buscar tanta gente, um dia o leve por distração.",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/es.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/",
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    },
    {
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    },
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        "Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/iʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/",
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    {
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃sɐ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Esperança"
    }
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}

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