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esperanza (feminine noun (la)) — hope. Look up esperanza in the dictionary

La esperanza es una de las cosas más valiosas en todo el mundo.
Hope is one of the most valuable things in the whole world.
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Old May 06, 2009, 04:14 AM
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It is said:

La esperanza es lo último que se pierde.

Esperanza is also a woman's name:

Le dije a Esperanza que no viniera.
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La esperanza es lo último que se pierde.
How cool is that saying!? I'll bet there are lots of wonderful sayings around the word "esperanza".

The Tomisimo dictionary of idioms also says this: "Mientras hay vida, hay esperanza." (Which gives a similar feel to what Irmamar said...)

http://www.tomisimo.org/idioms/es/mi...ranza-229.html

What others do you all know?
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Old May 06, 2009, 05:45 AM
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I think that cool means "very used". It's a very common sentence, at least in Spain. "Mientras hay vida, hay esperanza" is used, above all when there is a sick person in a family, for instance. But "la esperanza es lo último que se pierde" is used for everything: health, exams, jobs, love, ...
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No, actually, "cool" means that it's a good thing, or a nice thing ... but it's very colloquial. I like it ... it's "neat" ... it's very nice. Does that help? I like both of those sayings a lot!
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I recommend a novel called Hoping for Hope. Quite original and a lot of fun.
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It is said:

La esperanza es lo último que se pierde.

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I´ve also heard; `La fe es la última que se pierde´
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@Lou Ann: it's so widely used, that it's become rather a commonplace... it still is cool.

Jane is right... it can be said both ways... "la esperanza/fe es lo último que se pierde".
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@Lou Ann: it's so widely used, that it's become rather a commonplace... it still is cool.

Jane is right... it can be said both ways... "la esperanza/fe es lo último que se pierde".
And both are females names.
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esperar is hope as in the verb right?
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The verb esperar has several meanings, but one is to hope.
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Yes Jessica. It also means to wait.
Desesperanza means despair.
Desesperar means to lose hope and I think, though I not positive, it means to lose patience.
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The verb esperar has several meanings, but one is to hope.
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Yes Jessica. It also means to wait.
Desesperanza means despair.
Desesperar means to lose hope and I think, though I not positive, it means to lose patience.
okay just checking! I saw that verb being used in one of my homework assignments.
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Yes Jessica. It also means to wait.
Desesperanza means despair.
Desesperar means to lose hope and I think, though I not positive, it means to lose patience.
¿Hay muchos verbos que puedo sumar (add?) "des" a hacerlo negativo?
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Sí, hay cientos de verbos que empiezan con 'des'. Y hay más de mil quinientos palabras que empiezan con 'des'.
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If you type "des" into the Tomisimo dictionary, it will give you a list of many verbs that begin with "des". Very interesting!
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"El que espera desespera"

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"El que espera desespera"
El que espera desespera,
dice la voz popular.
¡Qué verdad tan verdadera!
La verdad es lo que es,
y sigue siendo verdad
aunque se piense al revés.

Antonio Machado (1875 - 1939), gran poeta español.
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Nicely done!

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El que espera desespera,
dice la voz popular.
¡Qué verdad tan verdadera!
La verdad es lo que es,
y sigue siendo verdad
aunque se piense al revés.

Antonio Machado (1875 - 1939), gran poeta español.
¡Múy duro leer! Yo lo trataré tarde

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The hope that is desperate (?)
Said the popular voice
What true so true
The truth is what it is
And stays true (?)
Although one believes the opposite

Nunca tan poético cuando yo lo dije
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