| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| dashed {adj} {past-p} [hopes] | 102 enttäuscht [Hoffnungen] | |
| sb. abandoned [plans, hopes] | jd. gab auf | |
| sb. abandons [plans, hopes] | jd. gibt auf | |
Verben |
| to relinquish sth. [hopes, plans, etc.] | 3470 etw.Akk. aufgeben [Hoffnungen, Pläne etc.] | |
| to dash [ruin, esp. hopes] | 1318 zunichtemachen | |
| to realize sth. [hopes, dreams etc.] | 180 etw. verwirklichen | |
| to defeat sth. [hopes, plans, etc.] | 89 etw.Akk. zunichtemachen [Hoffnungen, Pläne etc.] | |
| to darken [future, hopes] | 36 trüben | |
| to falsify sth. [fail to fulfil (epectations, hopes, etc.)] | 30 etw.Akk. enttäuschen [Erwartungen, Hoffnungen] | |
| to ruin [hopes, chances, opportunities, prospects] | zunichte machen | |
Substantive |
| comm. holdout [person who delays signing a contract in hopes of gaining more favorable terms] | 36 [Person, die in der Hoffnung auf bessere Konditionen eine Vertragsunterzeichnung hinausschiebt] | |
| [person on whom hopes are pinned] | 18 Hoffnungsträger {m} | |
2 Wörter |
| 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 Wörter |
| to go up in smoke [idiom] [plans, hopes: come to nothing] | sich in Wohlgefallen auflösen [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
5+ Wörter |
| 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.] | |