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/'despərit/ * tính từ - liều mạng, liều lĩnh =a desperate act+ hành động liều lĩnh =a desperate fellow+ một tay liều mạng - không còn hy vọng, tuyệt vọng =a desperate illness+ chứng bệnh không còn hy vọng chữa khỏi =a desperate stituation+ tình trạng tuyệt vọng - dữ dội, kinh khủng, ghê gớm =a desperate storm+ cơn giông tố kinh khủng =a desperate smoker+ tay nghiện thuốc lá kinh khủng -
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desperate [ˈdespərɪt][situation, attempt, act, struggle] désespéré ; [criminal] prêt à tout* * *['despərət]1) [person, plea, situation] désespéré; [criminal] prêt à toutto be desperate for — avoir désespérément besoin de [affection, help]; attendre désespérément [news]
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1 [person, act, attempt, measure, plea, situation] désespéré ; [criminal] prêt à tout ; to be desperate to do avoir très envie de faire ; to be desperate for avoir désespérément besoin de [affection, money, help, trade] ; attendre désespérément [news] ; the refugees are desperate les réfugiés sont à bout ; a desperate case un cas désespéré ; to do something desperate commettre un acte de désespoir ;2 ○ ( terrible) affreux/-euse, terrible. -
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♦ act /ækt/n.1 atto; azione; gesto: an act of cruelty, un atto di crudeltà; un azione crudele; act of faith, atto di fede; a criminal act, un atto criminoso; the act of a desperate man, il gesto di un disperato; in the act of doing st., nell'atto di fare qc.2 – (leg.) Act, legge ( approvata da un parlamento): (in GB) Act of Parliament, legge del Parlamento; (in USA) Act of Congress, legge del Congresso; (in USA) the Freedom of Information Act, la legge sulla libertà dell'informazione5 (teatr.) atto: Act 3, Scene 1, atto terzo, scena prima; five-act tragedy, tragedia in cinque atti; one-act play, atto unico7 (fig.) finzione; finta; scena; commedia; manfrina; numero: It's all an act, è tutta scena; è tutta una commedia; finge; to put on an act, fare la commedia; fingere; fare la scena; She did her naive schoolgirl act, fece la ragazzina ingenua● (leg.) act of bankruptcy, azione ( del debitore insolvente) che consente di dare inizio alla procedura fallimentare □ (relig.) act of contrition, atto di dolore (o di contrizione) □ (stor. ingl.) Act of Supremacy, Atto di Supremazia NOTE DI CULTURA: Act of Supremacy: è la legge del 1534 che sancì la supremazia religiosa del sovrano inglese (allora Enrico VIII), segnando lo scisma tra la Chiesa di Roma e la Chiesa Anglicana □ (stor., GB) Act of Union, Trattato di Unione NOTE DI CULTURA: Act of Union ► Scotland □ (leg.) act of God, evento imprevedibile; caso di forza maggiore; calamità naturale □ act of war, atto di guerra □ (leg.) by act of law, «ope legis» (lat.) □ (fam. USA) to class up one's act, fare meglio; migliorare le proprie prestazioni □ (fam. USA) to clean up one's act, darsi una regolata; mettersi in riga □ to be caught in the act, essere colto sul fatto (o in flagrante) □ (fam.) to get one's act together, organizzarsi; fare mente locale; prepararsi □ (fam.) to get in on (o into) the act, imitare (o sfruttare) un'idea di successo; sfruttare l'idea □ (fam.) a hard (o tough) act to follow, persona o prestazione difficile da emulare. -
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['despərət]1) [person, act, case, situation] disperato; [ criminal] pronto a tuttoto be desperate for — avere un disperato bisogno di [affection, money]; essere in disperata attesa di [ news]
2) colloq. (terrible) estremo, tremendo* * *['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) disperato2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) disperato3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) disperato•- desperation* * *['despərət]1) [person, act, case, situation] disperato; [ criminal] pronto a tuttoto be desperate for — avere un disperato bisogno di [affection, money]; essere in disperata attesa di [ news]
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'despərət1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) desesperado2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) deseperado3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desesperado•- desperation
desperate adj desesperadotr['despərət]1 (reckless, risky) desesperado,-a3 (critical, grave - situation, state) grave, desesperado,-a; (- need) apremiante, urgente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be desperate for something necesitar urgentemente algo, necesitar desesperadamente algoto be desperate to do something estar que uno se muere por hacer algo■ I'm desperate to go to the toilet! ¡estoy que no aguanto más!to do something desperate cometer un acto de desesperación, hacer alguna locurato get desperate empezar a desesperarsedesperate ['dɛspərət] adj1) hopeless: desesperado, sin esperanzas2) rash: desesperado, precipitado3) serious, urgent: grave, urgente, apremiantea desperate need: una necesidad apremianteadj.• desesperado, -a adj.• grave adj.• temerario, -a adj.'despərət1)a) (frantic, reckless) <person/attempt> desesperadoto be desperate — estar* desesperado
b) ( in urgent need) (colloq)where's the bathroom? I'm desperate! — ¿dónde está el baño? estoy que no (me) aguanto más (fam)
desperate FOR something: she's desperate for work está desesperada por conseguir trabajo; desperate to + INF: I'm desperate to get home — estoy que me muero por llegar a casa (fam)
['despǝrɪt]ADJ1) [person, act, attempt, situation] desesperado•
to feel desperate — estar desesperado•
to be desperate for sth — necesitar algo urgentemente•
to resort to desperate measures — recurrir a medidas desesperadas, recurrir a fruto de la de desesperación•
you're going out with her? you must be desperate! — hum ¿sales con esa? ¡muy desesperado debes estar!•
to be in desperate need of sth — necesitar algo urgentemente•
to do something desperate — cometer un acto desesperado, cometer una locura, hacer algo a la desesperada•
to be desperate to do sth: I was desperate to see her — estaba desesperada por verla, quería verla a toda costa, me moría por verla2) * (=very bad) [book, film, meal] atroz, pésimo•
the play was pretty desperate — la obra era atroz or pésima* * *['despərət]1)a) (frantic, reckless) <person/attempt> desesperadoto be desperate — estar* desesperado
b) ( in urgent need) (colloq)where's the bathroom? I'm desperate! — ¿dónde está el baño? estoy que no (me) aguanto más (fam)
desperate FOR something: she's desperate for work está desesperada por conseguir trabajo; desperate to + INF: I'm desperate to get home — estoy que me muero por llegar a casa (fam)
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m con il braccio, la mano gesturecon la testa nod* * *gesto s.m.1 ( movimento del corpo) gesture, sign; ( del capo) nod, shake; ( della mano) wave: un gesto di rabbia, an angry gesture; un gesto eloquente, an eloquent gesture; fece un gesto con la mano, he waved; esprimersi a gesti, to express oneself with gestures // non fare un gesto, not to move, (fig.) not to lift a finger // fece il gesto di andarsene, he made as if to leave3 (estens.) ( azione) gesture, act: un gesto disinteressato, an unselfish act; un bel gesto, a nice gesture.* * *['dʒɛsto]sostantivo maschile1) (azione) gesture, actun gesto di buona volontà, d'amicizia — a gesture of goodwill, a friendly gesture
un bel gesto — a nice o noble gesture
2) (movimento) movement; (movimento espressivo) gesturefare -i — (gesticolare) to gesture
••* * *gesto/'dʒεsto/sostantivo m.1 (azione) gesture, act; un gesto di buona volontà, d'amicizia a gesture of goodwill, a friendly gesture; un gesto disperato a desperate act; un bel gesto a nice o noble gesture; un gesto disinteressato an unselfish act2 (movimento) movement; (movimento espressivo) gesture; esprimersi a -i to express oneself with gestures; fare un gesto to make a gesture; fare -i (gesticolare) to gesturefare il gesto di to make as if to. -
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geste [ʒεst]masculine noun• geste d'approbation/d'effroi gesture of approval/of terror• pas un geste ou je tire ! one move and I'll shoot!• s'exprimer par gestes to use one's hands to express o.s.* * *
I ʒɛstnom masculin1) ( mouvement) movement; ( mouvement expressif) gestureil n'a pas fait un geste pour m'aider — fig he didn't make any move to help me
il pourrait faire un geste quand même! — fig he could at least show that he cares
2) ( acte) gesture, act
II ʒɛst* * *ʒɛst nm1) (témoignage, preuve) [bonne volonté] gestureIl a voulu faire un geste. — He wanted to make a gesture.
2) (déplacement) movene faites pas un geste (= ne bougez pas) — don't move
3) (mouvement déterminé) motion* * *A nm1 ( mouvement) movement; ( mouvement expressif) gesture; un geste brusque a sudden movement; il sortit un couteau de sa poche d'un geste rapide he whipped a knife out of his pocket; des gestes répétitifs/désordonnés repetitive/uncoordinated movements; geste malheureux/maladroit unfortunate/clumsy movement; il nous a fait signe d'avancer d'un geste de la main/de la tête he waved/nodded to us to come forward; un geste de découragement/protestation/refus a gesture of despondency/protest/refusal; des gestes obscènes obscene or rude gestures; d'un geste de la tête, il m'indiqua le balai he indicated the broom to me with a nod of his head; il approuva d'un geste de la tête he nodded his approval; il fait beaucoup de gestes quand il parle he waves his hands ou he gesticulates a lot when he speaks; pas un geste ou je tire! don't move or I'll shoot!; il n'a pas fait un geste pour m'aider fig he didn't make a move ou intervene to help me; elle n'a qu'un geste à faire pour le faire réintégrer fig she only has to say the word to have him reinstated; il pourrait faire un geste quand même! fig he could at least show that he cares; joindre le geste à la parole to suit the action to the word;2 ( acte) gesture, act; un geste de bonne volonté/d'apaisement a gesture of good will/of appeasement; un geste attentionné a thoughtful gesture; un geste désespéré a desperate act; un geste symbolique a token gesture; un beau geste a noble gesture.[ʒɛst] nom masculin1. [mouvement] movement[signe] gestured'un geste, elle le pria de sortir she motioned to him (that she wanted him) to go outfaire un geste approbateur to nod one's assent ou approvald'un geste de la main, il refusa le whisky he waved aside the glass of whiskyavoir un geste malheureux to make a clumsy gesture ou movementil épie mes moindres gestes ou tous mes gestes he watches my every move2. [action] gestureun geste politique/diplomatique a political/diplomatic gestureil a eu un geste touchant, il m'a apporté des fleurs a rather touching thing he did was to bring me some flowers————————[ʒɛst] nom féminin -
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10 श्येनः _śyēnḥ
श्येनः [श्यै-इनन् Uṇ.2.45]1 The white colour.-2 Whiteness.-3 A hawk, falcon.-4 Violence.-5 Ved. A horse.-6 A kind of array in battle.-Comp. -अवपातः the swoop of a hawk; श्येनावपातचकिता वनवर्ति- केव Māl.8.8.-कपोतीय a. (from Śibi story) sudden (calamity).-करणम्, -करणिका 1 burning on a separate funeral pile.-2 a hawk-like, i. e. rash and desperate, act.-चित्, -जीविन् m. falconer; Ms.3.164.-पातः the swoop of a hawk or eagle; वडवे इव संयुक्ते श्येनपाते दिवौकसाम् Mb.3.133.26. -
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desperate* * *disperato agg.1 despairing: in un tono disperato, in a despairing tone; mi diede uno sguardo disperato, he gave me a despairing look2 ( in preda alla disperazione) desperate, in despair (pred.): disperati, rinunciammo al tentativo, we gave up the attempt in despair; essere disperato, to be in despair (o to feel miserable); ( essere scoraggiato) to be disheartened: essere disperato nell'apprendere qlco., to be dreadfully sorry to hear sthg.; è disperato per la sconfitta, he's in despair over the defeat // alla disperata, (fam.) as a last resort (o if the worst comes to the worst): alla disperata dormiremo in auto, if the worst comes to the worst we will sleep in the car3 ( senza speranza) desperate, hopeless: un caso disperato, a hopeless case; essere in condizioni disperate, to be in a hopeless state; ( di malato) to be far gone (o to be past recovery)4 ( miserabile) destitute, wretched; ( senza un soldo) penniless: avere un'aria disperata, to look wretched5 ( accanito) desperate: una lotta disperata, a desperate (o life-and-death) struggle; fece un ultimo disperato tentativo di salvarsi, he made a desperate (o last-ditch) attempt to save himself◆ s.m.1 desperate person, madman*: agire come un disperato, to act like a madman (o desperately); lavorare come un disperato, (fam.) to work like a madman* * *[dispe'rato] disperato (-a)1. agg2. sm/f1)(
fam : spiantato) è un povero disperato — he's a no-hoper2)lavorare come un disperato — to work furiously o like mad
* * *[dispe'rato] 1.participio passato disperare2.1) (sconsolato, desolato) [ persona] desperate, in despair mai attrib.; [ espressione] helpless2) (estremo) [appello, gesto, situazione] desperate; [sforzo, ricerca] frantic, frenzied; [ tentativo] desperate, forlorn, lastavere un disperato bisogno di — to be in dire need of, to be desperate for [aiuto, affetto, soldi]
3) (senza speranza) [ caso] desperate, hopeless3.••come un disperato — [ correre] like anything, like hell o the devil colloq.; [ lavorare] like anything, like mad
* * *disperato/dispe'rato/II aggettivo2 (estremo) [appello, gesto, situazione] desperate; [sforzo, ricerca] frantic, frenzied; [ tentativo] desperate, forlorn, last; avere un disperato bisogno di to be in dire need of, to be desperate for [aiuto, affetto, soldi]3 (senza speranza) [ caso] desperate, hopelessIII sostantivo m.(f. -a) colloq. wretchcome un disperato [ correre] like anything, like hell o the devil colloq.; [ lavorare] like anything, like mad. -
13 αποκινδυνεύσει
ἀποκινδύνευσιςventurous attempt: fem nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)ἀποκινδυνεύσεϊ, ἀποκινδύνευσιςventurous attempt: fem dat sg (epic)ἀποκινδύνευσιςventurous attempt: fem dat sg (attic ionic)ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: aor subj act 3rd sg (epic)ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind mid 2nd sgἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind act 3rd sgἀ̱ποκινδυνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: futperf ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ποκινδυνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: futperf ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic)ἀποκινδῡνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: aor subj act 3rd sg (epic)ἀποκινδῡνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind mid 2nd sgἀποκινδῡνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind act 3rd sg -
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ἀποκινδύνευσιςventurous attempt: fem nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)ἀποκινδυνεύσεϊ, ἀποκινδύνευσιςventurous attempt: fem dat sg (epic)ἀποκινδύνευσιςventurous attempt: fem dat sg (attic ionic)ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: aor subj act 3rd sg (epic)ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind mid 2nd sgἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind act 3rd sgἀ̱ποκινδυνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: futperf ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic)ἀ̱ποκινδυνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: futperf ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic)ἀποκινδῡνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: aor subj act 3rd sg (epic)ἀποκινδῡνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind mid 2nd sgἀποκινδῡνεύσει, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind act 3rd sg -
15 καποκινδυνεύετον
ἀ̱ποκινδυνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: imperf ind act 2nd dual (doric aeolic)ἀποκινδυνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres imperat act 2nd dualἀποκινδυνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 3rd dualἀποκινδυνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 2nd dualἀποκινδῡνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres imperat act 2nd dualἀποκινδῡνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 3rd dualἀποκινδῡνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 2nd dual -
16 κἀποκινδυνεύετον
ἀ̱ποκινδυνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: imperf ind act 2nd dual (doric aeolic)ἀποκινδυνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres imperat act 2nd dualἀποκινδυνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 3rd dualἀποκινδυνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 2nd dualἀποκινδῡνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres imperat act 2nd dualἀποκινδῡνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 3rd dualἀποκινδῡνεύετον, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 2nd dual -
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ἀ̱ποκινδυνεύομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: imperf ind act 1st pl (doric aeolic)ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 1st plἀποκινδῡνεύομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 1st plἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: imperf ind act 1st pl (homeric ionic)ἀποκινδῡνεύομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: imperf ind act 1st pl (homeric ionic) -
18 ἀποκινδυνεύομεν
ἀ̱ποκινδυνεύομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: imperf ind act 1st pl (doric aeolic)ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 1st plἀποκινδῡνεύομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: pres ind act 1st plἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: imperf ind act 1st pl (homeric ionic)ἀποκινδῡνεύομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: imperf ind act 1st pl (homeric ionic) -
19 αποκινδυνεύσομεν
ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: aor subj act 1st pl (epic)ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind act 1st plἀ̱ποκινδυνεύσομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: futperf ind act 1st pl (doric aeolic)ἀποκινδῡνεύσομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: aor subj act 1st pl (epic)ἀποκινδῡνεύσομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind act 1st pl -
20 ἀποκινδυνεύσομεν
ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: aor subj act 1st pl (epic)ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind act 1st plἀ̱ποκινδυνεύσομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: futperf ind act 1st pl (doric aeolic)ἀποκινδῡνεύσομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: aor subj act 1st pl (epic)ἀποκινδῡνεύσομεν, ἀποκινδυνεύωmake a desperate venture: fut ind act 1st pl
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