Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La esperanza es lo último que se pierde.»
Word for word
Hope is the last thing that is lost.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Hope is the last thing to lose.
Said to encourage someone in a seemingly hopeless situation, reminding them never to give up hope.
Hear it in a sentence
Aunque las cosas estén difíciles, la esperanza es lo último que se pierde.
Even though things are difficult, hope is the last thing to lose.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.