wishful

[US]/'wɪʃfʊl/
[UK]/'wɪʃfəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lleno de esperanza
adv. esperanzadamente

Phrases & Collocations

wishful thinking

pensamiento ilusorio

wishful dream

sueño anhelado

wishful hope

esperanza anhelada

Example Sentences

be wishful for sth.

desear algo

be wishful to do sth.

desear hacer algo

Such wishful thinking of theirs will never be realized.

Ese optimismo infundado suyo nunca se hará realidad.

It's wishful thinking to expect Phil to help you. He is a goldbrick.

Es ingenuo esperar que Phil te ayude. Él es un holgazán.

His claims to be a millionaire are just wishful thinking.

Sus afirmaciones de ser millonario no son más que pura ilusión.

without resources the proposed measures were merely wishful thinking .

sin recursos, las medidas propuestas no eran más que un deseo ilusorio.

Prices seem to have stopped rising in the shops, or is that just wishful thinking on my part?

¿Los precios parecen haber dejado de subir en las tiendas, o es solo un deseo ilusorio por mi parte?

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