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desperate:


Translation Matrix for desperate:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- despairing; dire; do-or-die; heroic
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aussichtslos desperate; futureless; hopeless; impossible; without chance; without hope hopeless; impossible
hoffnungslos desperate; futureless; hopeless; impossible; without chance hopeless; impossible
ratlos desperate hopeless
verzweifelt desperate hopeless

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Related Definitions for "desperate":

  1. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort1
    • made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber1
    • the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war1
  2. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless1
    • a desperate illness1
    • on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel1
  3. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire1
    • felt a desperate urge to confess1
    • a desperate need for recognition1
  4. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope1
    • a desperate cry for help1
    • helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether1
    • her desperate screams1
  5. desperately determined1
  6. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair1
    • a desperate criminal1
    • taken hostage of desperate men1
  7. a person who is frightened and in need of help1
    • they prey on the hopes of the desperate1

Wiktionary Translations for desperate:

desperate
adjective
  1. -
  2. filled with despair
desperate
adjective
  1. gehoben, bildungssprachlich: so, dass man jede Hoffnung verloren hat; keine Hoffnung mehr habend

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
desperate hoffnungslos désespéré — Qui être dans le désespoir, qui agir par désespoir.

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