jdm. die Hoffnung nehmen
to take away someone's hope
Türkçe: birinin umudunu elinden almak
In a sentence
Die schlechte Nachricht nahm ihr die Hoffnung auf Heilung.
How it is used
Means 'to take away someone's hope' (concept: destroying positive expectations). Neutral register. Use when bad news crushes a job seeker's optimism. Strong emotional impact.
Other verbs that go with Hoffnung
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- die Hoffnung habento have hope
- jdm. Hoffnung machento give someone hope
- die Hoffnung aufgebento give up hope
- die Hoffnung hegento harbor hope
All collocations with Hoffnung
Other collocations built on nehmen
- Abschied nehmen von+Dat.to bid farewell to
- seinen Abschied nehmento take one's leave
- Abstand nehmen von+Dat.to distance oneself from something
- sich in Acht nehmen vor+Dat.to be careful/watch out for a danger
- einen Anfang nehmento get under way
- etw. / jdn. in Anspruch nehmento use/claim something
- etw. in Angriff nehmento tackle/start something energetically
- Anstoß nehmen an+Dat.to take offense at something
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