guter Hoffnung

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “of good hope”. For the idiomatic sense cf. English expectant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɡuːtɐˈhɔfnʊŋ/ === Adverb === guter Hoffnung (usually with a subordinate clause) hopeful, confident (idiomatic, without a subordinate clause) pregnant Synonym: in anderen Umständen