espérance

See also: esperance and esperancé

French

Etymology

espérer +‎ -ance or possibly corresponding to Vulgar Latin sperantia < Latin sperans. Compare Italian speranza, Spanish esperanza, Catalan esperança.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s/

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• Homophone: espérances
• Hyphenation: es‧pé‧rance

Noun

espérance f (plural espérances)

1. hope

Antonyms

• désespérance

Derived terms

• espérance de vie

Anagrams

• préséance

Further reading

• “espérance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).