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adjective1) hoffnungslos2) (inadequate, incompetent) miserabelbe hopeless, be a hopeless case — ein hoffnungsloser Fall sein (ugs.) (at in + Dat.)
* * *1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) hoffnungslos3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) hoffnungslos* * *hope·less[ˈhəʊpləs, AM ˈhoʊp-]adj hoffnungslos\hopeless effort verzweifelter Versuchto be in a \hopeless quandary vollkommen entscheidungsunfähig sein\hopeless situation aussichtslose Situationa \hopeless task ein sinnloses UnterfangenI'm \hopeless at cooking wenn es um's Kochen geht, bin ich eine absolute Null▪ it is \hopeless to do sth es ist hoffnungslos, etw zu tun* * *['həʊplɪs]adj1) (= impossible) love, attempt, task, cause aussichtslos; situation, case hoffnungslos; (= despairing) person, cry, sigh, gesture, look verzweifeltto feel hopeless —
she's a hopeless manager/organizer — als Managerin/im Organisieren ist sie ein hoffnungsloser Fall
I'm hopeless at maths/sport — in Mathe/Sport bin ich hoffnungslos or ein hoffnungsloser Fall
to be hopeless at doing sth — etw absolut or überhaupt nicht können
her room is in a hopeless muddle or mess — in ihrem Zimmer herrscht ein hoffnungsloses or heilloses Durcheinander
the buses are quite hopeless — die Busse kann man vergessen (inf)
the weather/food was hopeless — das Wetter/Essen war unmöglich
* * *hopeless adj (adv hopelessly) hoffnungslos:a) verzweifelt, mutlos:hopeless tears Tränen der Verzweiflungb) ausweglos, aussichtslos (Situation etc):it’s hopeless going there es hat keinen Zweck hinzugehenc) unheilbar (Patient etc)d) umg miserabel, unmöglich:e) unverbesserlich, heillos:a hopeless drunkard ein unverbesserlicher Trinker;he is a hopeless case er ist ein hoffnungsloser Fall* * *adjective1) hoffnungslos2) (inadequate, incompetent) miserabelbe hopeless, be a hopeless case — ein hoffnungsloser Fall sein (ugs.) (at in + Dat.)
* * *adj.aussichtslos adj.hoffnungslos adj.
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