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1 ♦ desperate
♦ desperate /ˈdɛspərət/a.1 disperato: to grow (o to become) desperate, disperarsi; lonely and desperate people, persone sole e disperate; a desperate situation, una situazione disperata; We were desperate with worry, eravamo preoccupati fino alla disperazione; a desperate attempt [attack], un tentativo [un attacco] disperato; a desperate night, una notte di disperazione; (fam.) I'm desperate for money, ho un disperato bisogno di soldi2 – to be desperate for st. [to do st.], avere un bisogno disperato (o una voglia disperata) di qc. [di fare qc.]: I'm desperate for money, ho un bisogno disperato di soldi; I'm desperate for a drink, muoio dalla voglia di bere qc.; They were desperate to get home, volevano disperatamente tornare a casa3 disperato, estremo: desperate poverty, estrema povertà; the desperate shortage of organ donors, l'estrema carenza di donatori di organi; The situation requires desperate measures, la situazione richiede misure estreme; to be in desperate need of st., avere disperatamente bisogno di qc.; to be in desperate straits, essere in estrema difficoltà● desperate courage, il coraggio della disperazione □ a desperate criminal, un criminale pronto a tuttodesperateness n. [u].
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