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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | надежды, которые наверняка не сбудутся | hopes which are certain to be disappointed (A.Rezvov) |
| Makarov. | надежды, которым не суждено сбыться | hopes doomed to disappointment |
| gen. | надежды, которым не суждено сбыться | hopes not destined to be realized |
| gen. | надежды не сбылись | hopes have not been fulfilled ('It was late when my friend returned, and I could see, by a glance at his haggard and anxious face, that the high hopes with which he had started had not been fulfilled.' (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | наши надежды не сбылись | our hopes were vain |