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despair [dɪ'speə(r)]1 noun(a) (hopelessness) désespoir m;∎ to be in despair être au désespoir;∎ …, she said in despair …, dit-elle, désespérée;∎ in despair, she took her own life de désespoir elle a mis fin à ses jours;∎ his despair at ever finding a job made him turn to crime parce qu'il désespérait de trouver un emploi, il est tombé dans la délinquance;∎ the people are in despair at or over the prospect of war les gens sont désespérés à cause des perspectives de guerre;∎ to drive sb to despair réduire qn au désespoir, désespérer qn(b) (cause of distress) désespoir m;∎ William was the despair of his teachers William faisait ou était le désespoir de tous ses professeursdésespérer;∎ she began to despair of ever finding her brother alive elle commençait à désespérer de retrouver un jour son frère vivant;∎ he despaired at the thought of all the work he had to do il était désespéré à l'idée de tout le travail qu'il avait à faire;∎ don't despair, help is on the way ne désespérez pas, les secours arrivent;∎ I despair of you tu me désespères;∎ formal they despair of his life ils craignent pour sa vie
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