🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Tant que je respire, j'espère

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Tant que je respire, j'espère

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dum Spiro Spero/dʌm ˈspiːroʊ ˈspɛroʊ/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Tant que je respire, j'espère, même dans les moments difficiles."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As phrase
  1. 1

    A Latin phrase expressing the idea that as long as one is alive, there is hope.

    "Even in the darkest times, she held onto the belief that dum spiro spero."
  2. 2

    A motto used to convey perseverance and the enduring nature of hope.

    "His life was guided by the principle of dum spiro spero, inspiring those around him."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'dum spiro spero' is Latin, meaning 'while I breathe, I hope'. It dates back to classical antiquity and has been used in various contexts to express resilience and optimism in the face of adversity.

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🇫🇷French → English

Tant que je respire, j'espère

Transliteration: Tant que je respire, j'espère

"Tant que je respire, j'espère, même dans les moments difficiles."

🇩🇪German → English

Solange ich atme, hoffe ich

Transliteration: Solange ich atme, hoffe ich

"Solange ich atme, hoffe ich auf bessere Zeiten."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Finché respiro, spero

Transliteration: Finché respiro, spero

"Finché respiro, spero, anche nei momenti più bui."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Mientras respiro, espero

Transliteration: Mientras respiro, espero

"Mientras respiro, espero, sin importar las circunstancias."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Enquanto respiro, espero

Transliteration: Enquanto respiro, espero

"Enquanto respiro, espero por dias melhores."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

जब तक मैं सांस लेता हूं, मैं उम्मीद करता हूं

Transliteration: Jab tak main saans leta hoon, main umeed karta hoon

"जब तक मैं सांस लेता हूं, मैं उम्मीद करता हूं कि सब ठीक होगा।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

只要我呼吸,我就希望

Transliteration: Zhǐyào wǒ hūxī, wǒ jiù xīwàng

"只要我呼吸,我就希望,永不放弃。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

내가 숨 쉬는 한, 나는 희망한다

Transliteration: Naega sum swineun han, naneun huimanghanda

"내가 숨 쉬는 한, 나는 희망한다, 어떤 어려움이 있어도."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

息をしている限り、私は希望する

Transliteration: Iki o shite iru kagiri, watashi wa kibō suru

"息をしている限り、私は希望する、どんな困難があっても。"

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