pray

prier

S’adresser à un dieu, à voix haute ou intérieurement, pour demander de l’aide ou le remercier.

En anglais simple : To speak or think words to a god, asking for help or saying thank you.

• They pray every morning.
• He prayed for his mother's health.
• We went to the temple to pray.

Comment l'utiliser : pray to someone (They prayed to God for guidance.); pray for someone/something (We prayed for the sick child.); pray that… (She prayed that her family would be safe.)

Expressions courantes : pray to god, pray for someone, pray together

espérer ardemment, prier

Espérer très fortement que quelque chose se produise.

En anglais simple : To hope very strongly that something will happen.

• I pray you're right.
• We hoped and prayed the car would start.
• She's praying for a chance to try again.

Comment l'utiliser : pray that… (I prayed that the bus would arrive soon.); pray for something (The farmers were praying for rain.)

Synonymes : hope, wish

Expressions courantes : hope and pray, pray for something, pray for luck