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1 desperation
noun In desperation we asked the police for help.) desespero* * *des.per.a.tion[despər'eiʃən] n = link=desperateness desperateness. -
2 desperation
noun In desperation we asked the police for help.) desespero -
3 desperation
desesperança, temeridade -
4 desperate
['despərət]1) ((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.) desesperado3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desesperado•- desperation* * *des.per.ate[d'espərit] adj 1 desesperado, sem esperança. 2 renhido, encarniçado, arrebatado. 3 atrevido, precipitado, afoito. 4 muito perigoso ou mau. 5 irremediável, irrecuperável. -
5 lend
[lend]past tense, past participle - lent; verb1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) emprestar2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) dar•* * *[lend] vt+vi (ps and pp lent) 1 emprestar, fazer empréstimo. 2 prestar-se a, emprestar, fornecer. to lend a hand auxiliar, ajudar. to lend an ear prestar atenção, dar ouvidos. to lend itself/ oneself to prestar-se, servir para. -
6 wring
[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) torcer2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) torcer•- wringer- wringing wet* * *[riŋ] n 1 torcedura, torção. 2 espremedura. 3 aperto. 4 prensa (de queijo), espremedor de fruta. • vt+vi (ps, pp wrung) 1 torcer(-se), retorcer(-se). I’d like to wring his neck / tenho vontade de torcer-lhe o pescoço, estou furioso com ele. 2 espremer. 3 prensar (up). 4 apertar (mão). 5 distender, luxar. 6 contorcer, desfigurar (rosto). 7 arrancar à força ( from de). 8 virar, volver (pescoço). 9 extorquir ( out of de). 10 oprimir, hostilizar, atormentar, torturar. he wrung me by the hand ele me apertou a mão. I gave his hand a wring, I gave him a wring of the hand dei-lhe um aperto de mão. to wring off arrancar torcendo. to wring one’s hands in despair torcer as mãos em desespero. to wring out espremer torcendo. to wring someone’s heart/ soul cortar o coração de alguém. it wrings my heart / faz-me doer o coração, corta-me o coração. to wring something’s neck matar algo (algum animal) torcendo o pescoço. he wrung the hen’s neck / ele torceu o pescoço da galinha. to wring water out from the washing tirar água da roupa lavada espremendo-a. wrung with fustigado, atormentado por. you can’t wring blood from a stone você não pode tirar leite das pedras, você não pode tirar dinheiro de um sovina. -
7 desperate
['despərət]1) ((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.) desesperador3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desesperado•- desperation -
8 lend
[lend]past tense, past participle - lent; verb1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) emprestar2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) dar, conferir• -
9 wring
[riŋ]past tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) torcer2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) contorcer as mãos•- wringer- wringing wet
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