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restore hopes

[rɪˈstɔːr hoʊps]
verb phrase
restaurar esperanças
1. To revive or bring back confidence and optimism that had been lost or diminished
The new government's policies helped restore hopes for economic recovery.
As políticas do novo governo ajudaram a restaurar esperanças de recuperação econômica.
2. To make someone believe again that something positive is possible
The successful surgery restored hopes that she would make a full recovery.
A cirurgia bem-sucedida restaurou as esperanças de que ela se recuperasse completamente.
Synonyms
revive hopesrenew hopesrekindle hopesbring back hopeinstill hope
Antonyms
destroy hopescrush hopesdash hopesdiminish hopesextinguish hopes

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
restaurar esperanças
Standard usage in formal and informal contexts
São Paulo
restaurar esperanças
Common in business and institutional contexts
Rio de Janeiro
devolver as esperanças
Alternative phrasing sometimes used in colloquial speech
Portugal
restaurar esperanças
Standard usage, equivalent to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

restore hope to someone's heart
restore hopes against the odds
restore hopes for the future
restore dashed hopes
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