 | English  | German |  |
 | dashed {adj} {past-p} [hopes] | 104 enttäuscht [Hoffnungen] |  |
 | sb. abandoned [plans, hopes] | jd. gab auf |  |
 | sb. abandons [plans, hopes] | jd. gibt auf |  |
Verbs |
 | to relinquish sth. [hopes, plans, etc.] | 3593 etw.Akk. aufgeben [Hoffnungen, Pläne etc.] |  |
 | to dash [ruin, esp. hopes] | 1356 zunichtemachen |  |
 | to realize sth. [hopes, dreams etc.] | 207 etw. verwirklichen |  |
 | to defeat sth. [hopes, plans, etc.] | 101 etw.Akk. zunichtemachen [Hoffnungen, Pläne etc.] |  |
 | to darken [future, hopes] | 38 trüben |  |
 | to falsify sth. [fail to fulfil (expectations, hopes, etc.)] | 32 etw.Akk. enttäuschen [Erwartungen, Hoffnungen] |  |
 | to ruin sth. [hopes, chances, opportunities, prospects] | etw.Akk. zunichte machen |  |
Nouns |
 | comm. holdout [person who delays signing a contract in hopes of gaining more favorable terms] | 41 [Person, die in der Hoffnung auf bessere Konditionen eine Vertragsunterzeichnung hinausschiebt] |  |
 | [person on whom hopes are pinned] | 18 Hoffnungsträger {m} |  |
2 Words |
 | until sb. abandons [plans, hopes] | bis jd. aufgibt |  |
 | when sb. abandoned [plans, hopes] | als jd. aufgab |  |
 | to be shattered [hopes etc.] | zunichte werden [geh.] |  |
 | to cling to sth. [fig.] [remain persistently or stubbornly faithful to (convictions, hopes, etc.)] | sichAkk. an etw.Akk. klammern [fig.] [an Überzeugungen, Hoffnungen etc.] |  |
 | to fade away [fig.] [hopes etc.] | zerrinnen [fig.] [geh.] |  |
 | to fade away [sight, memory, hopes] | schwinden |  |
4 Words |
 | to go up in smoke [idiom] [plans, hopes: come to nothing] | sich in Wohlgefallen auflösen [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
5+ Words |
 | to kick the can down the road [Am.] [coll.] [idiom] [delay a decision in hopes that the problem or issue will go away] | ein / das Problem aussitzen wollen [ugs.] |  |