guter Hoffnung
German
editEtymology
editLiterally, “of good hope”. For the idiomatic sense cf. English expectant.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edit- (usually with a subordinate clause) hopeful, confident
- Ich bin guter Hoffnung, dass es klappt.
- I'm confident that it will work out.
- (idiomatic, without a subordinate clause) pregnant
- Synonym: in anderen Umständen
- Sie ist guter Hoffnung.
- She is pregnant.