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1 desperate
'despərət1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) vill etter, desperat2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) drevet til det ytterste, desperat, fortvilet3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desperat, fortvilet•- desperationdesperatadj. \/ˈdesp(ə)rət\/1) desperat, fortvilet, drevet til det ytterste2) fra seg, vill, hensynsløs, hodeløs3) håpløs4) ( hverdagslig) desperat, forferdeligdesperate diseases must have desperate remedies ondt skal ondt fordrive -
2 hair restorer
subst. \/ˈheərɪˌstɔːrə\/hårvekstfremmende middel, hårmiddel• in a desperate attempt to prevent his hair from falling out she bought a bottle of hair restorer -
3 hired gun
subst. eller hired-gun( hverdagslig) leiemorder -
4 motivate
- veitverb (to cause to act in a particular way: He was motivated by jealousy.) motivereverb \/ˈməʊtɪveɪt\/1) begrunne, motivere• the actions of the characters in the novel are not always adequately motivated2) være drivfjæren i, ligge til grunn for• what motivated their desperate action?3) skape interesse for, gjøre interessert i, motivere -
5 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) kappløp med tida -
6 at one's wits' end
(utterly confused and desperate.) ikke vite sin arme råd -
7 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) møte veggen, stå med ryggen mot veggen
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Desperate — Des per*ate, a. [L. desperatus, p. p. of desperare. See {Despair}, and cf. {Desperado}.] 1. Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I am desperate of obtaining her. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Beyond hope; causing despair;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Desperate — may refer to: Despair (emotion), a feeling of hopelessness Desperate (film), a 1947 suspense film directed by Anthony Mann Desperate (Divinyls album) Desperate (Daphne Khoo album) Desperate (Daphne Khoo song) Desperate , a song by David Archuleta … Wikipedia
desperate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) feeling, showing, or involving despair. 2) extremely bad or serious: a desperate shortage. 3) having a great need or desire for something: desperate for a cigarette. 4) violent or dangerous. ● desperate diseases must have desperate … English terms dictionary
desperate — [des′pər it] adj. [ME desperat < L desperatus, pp. of desperare: see DESPAIR] 1. a) driven to or resulting from loss of hope; rash or violent because of despair [a desperate criminal] b) having a very great desire, need, etc. [desperate for… … English World dictionary
desperate — [adj1] reckless, outrageous atrocious, audacious, bold, careless, dangerous, daring, death defying, determined, devilmay care, foolhardy, frantic, frenzied, furious, hasty, hazardous, headlong, headstrong, heinous, impetuous, incautious, madcap,… … New thesaurus
Desperate — Des per*ate, n. One desperate or hopeless. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desperate — index drastic, hot blooded, pessimistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
desperate — early 15c., despairing, hopeless, from L. desperatus given up, despaired of, pp. of desperare (see DESPAIR (Cf. despair)). Sense of driven to recklessness is from late 15c.; weakened sense of having a great desire for is from 1950s. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
desperate — hopeless, despairing, *despondent, forlorn Analogous words: reckless, rash, foolhardy, venturesome (see AD VENTUROUS): *precipitate, headlong: thwarted, foiled, frustrated, outwitted, circumvented, baffled, balked (see FRUSTRATE) Contrasted words … New Dictionary of Synonyms
desperate — des|per|ate W3 [ˈdespərıt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: desperatus, past participle of desperare; DESPAIR2] 1.) willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger ▪ I had no money left and was desperate.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
desperate — [[t]de̱spərət[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it. Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need... Desperate with… … English dictionary