forlorn hope

Etymology


Sense 1 (“troop of soldiers picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack”) is a mistranslation of : +, mistaking the latter word for the homograph. is the  of  (ultimately from, from  + ), while  is ultimately from , from  or.

Sense 2 (“dangerous or hopeless venture”) is either an extension of the meaning of sense 1, or from the literal meaning of the words and.

Noun

 * 1) A small troop of soldiers picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack; a storming party.
 * 2)  In the  form forlorn hopes: the soldiers collectively making up such a troop;  a group of reckless adventurers.
 * 3)  Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
 * 1)  In the  form forlorn hopes: the soldiers collectively making up such a troop;  a group of reckless adventurers.
 * 2)  Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
 * 1)  In the  form forlorn hopes: the soldiers collectively making up such a troop;  a group of reckless adventurers.
 * 2)  Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
 * 1)  In the  form forlorn hopes: the soldiers collectively making up such a troop;  a group of reckless adventurers.
 * 2)  Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
 * 1)  In the  form forlorn hopes: the soldiers collectively making up such a troop;  a group of reckless adventurers.
 * 2)  Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
 * 1)  In the  form forlorn hopes: the soldiers collectively making up such a troop;  a group of reckless adventurers.
 * 2)  Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
 * 1)  In the  form forlorn hopes: the soldiers collectively making up such a troop;  a group of reckless adventurers.
 * 2)  Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
 * 1)  Any dangerous or hopeless venture.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: etujoukko
 * French: enfants perdus
 * German: Verlorener Haufen
 * Italian: fanti perduti, venturieri
 * Japanese: 決死隊
 * Maori: te koiti o Rangapū, whakakā
 * Spanish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 絕望的希望,
 * Finnish: epätoivoinen yritys
 * Italian: impresa disperata
 * Spanish: