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1 desperate
'despərət1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) desesperado2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) deseperado3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desesperado•- desperation
desperate adj desesperadotr['despərət]1 (reckless, risky) desesperado,-a3 (critical, grave - situation, state) grave, desesperado,-a; (- need) apremiante, urgente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be desperate for something necesitar urgentemente algo, necesitar desesperadamente algoto be desperate to do something estar que uno se muere por hacer algo■ I'm desperate to go to the toilet! ¡estoy que no aguanto más!to do something desperate cometer un acto de desesperación, hacer alguna locurato get desperate empezar a desesperarsedesperate ['dɛspərət] adj1) hopeless: desesperado, sin esperanzas2) rash: desesperado, precipitado3) serious, urgent: grave, urgente, apremiantea desperate need: una necesidad apremianteadj.• desesperado, -a adj.• grave adj.• temerario, -a adj.'despərət1)a) (frantic, reckless) <person/attempt> desesperadoto be desperate — estar* desesperado
b) ( in urgent need) (colloq)where's the bathroom? I'm desperate! — ¿dónde está el baño? estoy que no (me) aguanto más (fam)
desperate FOR something: she's desperate for work está desesperada por conseguir trabajo; desperate to + INF: I'm desperate to get home — estoy que me muero por llegar a casa (fam)
['despǝrɪt]ADJ1) [person, act, attempt, situation] desesperado•
to feel desperate — estar desesperado•
to be desperate for sth — necesitar algo urgentemente•
to resort to desperate measures — recurrir a medidas desesperadas, recurrir a fruto de la de desesperación•
you're going out with her? you must be desperate! — hum ¿sales con esa? ¡muy desesperado debes estar!•
to be in desperate need of sth — necesitar algo urgentemente•
to do something desperate — cometer un acto desesperado, cometer una locura, hacer algo a la desesperada•
to be desperate to do sth: I was desperate to see her — estaba desesperada por verla, quería verla a toda costa, me moría por verla2) * (=very bad) [book, film, meal] atroz, pésimo•
the play was pretty desperate — la obra era atroz or pésima* * *['despərət]1)a) (frantic, reckless) <person/attempt> desesperadoto be desperate — estar* desesperado
b) ( in urgent need) (colloq)where's the bathroom? I'm desperate! — ¿dónde está el baño? estoy que no (me) aguanto más (fam)
desperate FOR something: she's desperate for work está desesperada por conseguir trabajo; desperate to + INF: I'm desperate to get home — estoy que me muero por llegar a casa (fam)
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2 forlorn
fə'lo:n(pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) triste, melancólico, desoladotr[fə'lɔːn]1 (forsaken) abandonado,-a2 (desolate) triste3 (hopeless) desesperado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLforlorn hope esperanza inútil, esperanza vanaforlorn [fɔr'lɔrn] adj1) desolate: abandonado, desolado, desamparado2) sad: triste3) desperate: desesperadoadj.• abandonado, -a adj.• desamparado, -a adj.• desesperado, -a adj.• triste adj.fər'lɔːrn, fə'lɔːna) ( wretched) <glance/smile> triste; < appearance> ( of person) de tristeza y desamparo; (of house, place) de abandonoin the forlorn hope of... — con la vana esperanza de...
[fǝ'lɔːn]ADJ [person] triste, melancólico; (=deserted) [cottage] abandonado; (=desperate) [attempt] desesperadowhy so forlorn? — ¿por qué tan triste?
* * *[fər'lɔːrn, fə'lɔːn]a) ( wretched) <glance/smile> triste; < appearance> ( of person) de tristeza y desamparo; (of house, place) de abandonoin the forlorn hope of... — con la vana esperanza de...
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3 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) una carrera contrarreloj
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