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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]. -
2 ♦ attempt
♦ attempt /əˈtɛmpt/n.1 tentativo; sforzo: an attempt at escaping (o to escape) un tentativo d'evasione; an attempt at irony, un tentativo di fare dell'ironia; record attempt, tentativo di battere un primato; sfida a un primato; to make an attempt, fare un tentativo; to fail in an attempt, fallire in un tentativo; in an attempt to, nel tentativo di; a desperate attempt, un tentativo disperato; a feeble attempt, un debole tentativo; a forlorn (o vain) attempt, un vano tentativo; a futile attempt, un tentativo inutile; a pathetic attempt, un tentativo penoso2 attentato: to make an attempt on sb. 's life, attentare alla vita di q.; fare un attentato contro q.♦ (to) attempt /əˈtɛmpt/v. t.1 tentare; cercare; sforzarsi di; cimentarsi in: He attempted a task beyond his powers, si è cimentato in un lavoro che superava le sue forze; to attempt suicide, tentare il suicidio; to attempt to do st., tentare di fare qc.NOTA D'USO: - to attempt to do o to attempt doing?- -
3 forlorn
[fə'lɔːn]1) (sad) [ appearance] misero; [ landscape] desolato; [ sight] triste2) (desperate) [ attempt] disperato, vano* * *[fə'lo:n](pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) disperato, sconsolato* * *forlorn /fəˈlɔ:n/a.2 infelice; desolato; misero; sconsolato; dall'aria sperduta3 disperato; vano; illusorio: a forlorn attempt, un vano tentativo; forlorn hope, vana speranza; (fig.) impresa disperata; (mil., antiq.) pattuglia d'assaltoforlornlyavv.in uno stato di abbandono; desolatamenteforlornnessn. [u]stato d'abbandono; sconforto; desolazione.* * *[fə'lɔːn]1) (sad) [ appearance] misero; [ landscape] desolato; [ sight] triste2) (desperate) [ attempt] disperato, vano -
4 hopeless
['həʊplɪs]1) (desperate) [attempt, case, struggle] disperato, senza speranza; [ muddle] terribileit's hopeless, I give up! — è inutile, ci rinuncio!
2) colloq. (incompetent)to be hopeless at sth., at doing — essere una frana o un disastro in qcs., a fare
you're hopeless! — (affectionately) sei incorreggibile!
* * *1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) impossibile, senza speranza2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) pessimo, senza speranza3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) incurabile, inguaribile* * *['həʊplɪs]1) (desperate) [attempt, case, struggle] disperato, senza speranza; [ muddle] terribileit's hopeless, I give up! — è inutile, ci rinuncio!
2) colloq. (incompetent)to be hopeless at sth., at doing — essere una frana o un disastro in qcs., a fare
you're hopeless! — (affectionately) sei incorreggibile!
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5 forlorn for·lorn adj
[fə'lɔːn](person) sconsolato (-a), (deserted: place, house) abbandonato (-a), (desperate: attempt) disperato (-a) -
6 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) corsa contro il tempo
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