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1 desesperarse
1 (desesperanzar) to lose hope, despair2 (irritarse) to get irritated, become exasperated* * *VPR1) (=exasperarse)me estaba desesperando porque el taxi no llegaba — the taxi still hadn't come and I was going mad o crazy o getting desperate
2) (=desalentarse) to despair, lose hopenunca se desespera aunque las cosas le vayan mal — she never loses hope o despairs even when things go badly for her
no te desesperes si no apruebas a la primera — if you don't pass first time, don't despair o give up hope
* * *(v.) = yield to + despairEx. Yielding to despair worsens the problem.* * *(v.) = yield to + despairEx: Yielding to despair worsens the problem.
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■desesperarse verbo reflexivo
1 (perder la esperanza) to despair
2 (perder la calma) to get exasperated: me desespera que siempre llegues tarde, your lack of punctuality is infuriating
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desesperar
* * *vpr1. [perder la esperanza] to give up o lose hope, to despair;no hay que desesperarse, aún pueden encontrarlos we mustn't give up hope, they might still find them2. [irritarse, enojarse] to get mad o exasperated;es tan lento que me desespero con él he's so slow he drives me mad* * *v/r get exasperated* * *vr: to become exasperated
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