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1 desperate
['dɛspərɪt]adjto be desperate for sth/to do sth — rozpaczliwie potrzebować czegoś/pragnąć coś zrobić
* * *['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) zdesperowany, zaciekły2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) rozpaczliwy3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) rozpaczliwy•- desperation -
2 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) wyścig z czasem -
3 at one's wits' end
(utterly confused and desperate.) w kropce -
4 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.) być przypartym do muru -
5 hopeless
['həuplɪs]adj* * *1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) beznadziejny2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) beznadziejny3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) beznadziejny
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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
