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hope
The confident wish or expectation that something positive will happen in the future.
Trotz der schwierigen Lage haben wir die Hoffnung auf eine Besserung nicht verloren.
Despite the difficult situation, we have not lost hope for an improvement.
hope
A person or thing seen as a source of confidence or as a last chance of rescue.
Der junge Stürmer ist die große Hoffnung des Vereins für die nächste Saison.
The young striker is the club's great hope for next season.
to get one's hopes up
To begin to believe or expect that a wish might come true.
Nach dem guten Vorstellungsgespräch mache ich mir Hoffnung auf die Stelle.
After the good job interview, I’m getting my hopes up about the position.
'Hoffnung' (hope) is the noun that belongs to the verb 'hoffen' (to hope). If you hope for something, then you have hope.
Ich hoffe auf gutes Wetter und habe die Hoffnung, dass die Sonne scheint.
I’m hoping for good weather and have the hope that the sun will shine.
When you want to express hope for something specific, you use the preposition 'auf' followed by the accusative.
Viele Menschen haben die Hoffnung auf eine friedliche Zukunft.
Many people have hope for a peaceful future.
'Hoffnung' (hope) is often combined with certain verbs. Typical phrases are 'Hoffnung haben' (to have hope), 'die Hoffnung aufgeben' (to give up hope), or 'Hoffnung schöpfen' (to find new hope).
Nach dem Gespräch schöpfte er neue Hoffnung.
After the conversation, he found new hope.
The phrase 'sich Hoffnung machen' (to get one's hopes up) is reflexive. The person who is hoping appears with a dative pronoun: 'Ich mache mir Hoffnung' (I'm getting my hopes up).
Er macht sich Hoffnung, die Prüfung zu bestehen.
He is getting his hopes up about passing the exam.
wish
Hoffnung and Wunsch both concern something positive. Hoffnung additionally includes a confident expectation that it might happen; a Wunsch mainly expresses what someone would like to have. Hoffnung is used for an expected possibility, while Wunsch is used for mere desire.
Wegen der guten Wetterprognose haben wir Hoffnung auf Sonne beim Ausflug.
Because of the good weather forecast, we hope for sunshine on our outing.
Für unseren Ausflug haben wir den Wunsch nach Sonne.
For our outing, we wish for sunshine.
