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revive hopes

[rɪˈvaɪv hoʊps]
verb phrase
reviver esperanças
1. to restore or renew hope; to make hope come alive again after it had diminished or disappeared
The doctor's positive prognosis revived hopes for a full recovery.
O prognóstico positivo do médico reviveu as esperanças de uma recuperação total.
2. to give new life or encouragement to something that seemed lost or forgotten
The unexpected job offer revived hopes for a better future.
A oferta de trabalho inesperada reviveu as esperanças de um futuro melhor.
Synonyms
restore hoperekindle hoperenew hopebring back hopeinspire hope anew
Antonyms
crush hopesdash hopesextinguish hopeskill hopedestroy hope

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reviver esperanças
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
reviver esperanças
Common in business and formal contexts
Rio de Janeiro
reviver as esperanças
Commonly used in informal and formal speech
Portugal
renovar esperanças / reavivar esperanças
Both forms are acceptable; 'reavivar' is more commonly used in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

a glimmer of hope
against all hope
hope springs eternal
dash someone's hopes
cling to hope
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