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1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) inútil2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) negado3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) caso perdido, imposible, irremediablehopeless adj1. inútil / desesperado / imposibleit has disappeared, it's hopeless to go on looking ha desaparecido, es inútil seguir buscando2. negadotr['həʊpləs]1 desesperado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's hopeless es imposiblea hopeless case un caso perdidohopeless ['ho:pləs] adj1) despairing: desesperado2) impossible: imposiblea hopeless case: un caso perdidoadj.• desahuciado, -a adj.• desesperado, -a adj.• desesperanzado, -a adj.• imposible adj.• incurable adj.• rematado, -a adj.• sin remedio expr.'həʊpləs, 'həʊplɪs1) ( allowing no hope) < situation> desesperado; < love> sin esperanzas, imposible; < task> imposiblehe's a hopeless case — \<\<pupil\>\> no tiene remedio; \<\<patient\>\> está desahuciado
2) (incompetent, inadequate) (colloq)as an interviewer, she's absolutely hopeless — como entrevistadora, es una nulidad
the train service on this line is hopeless — el servicio de trenes en esta línea es desastroso or es un desastre
to be hopeless AT something — ser* negado para algo
['hǝʊplɪs]ADJ1) (=impossible) [task] imposible; [attempt] vano; [cause] perdido; [situation, position] desesperado; [love] imposiblehis attempt to swim the river was hopeless from the beginning — su tentativa de cruzar el río a nado estaba condenada al fracaso desde el principio
it's hopeless! — ¡es inútil!
he's a hopeless case! — es un caso perdido, no tiene remedio
the doctor says it is a hopeless case — el médico dice que no tiene salvación, el médico lo ha desahuciado
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to be (in) a hopeless mess or muddle — [room] estar hecho un desastre; [plans] estar muy embrollado; [person] estar hecho un lío2) (=despairing) [cry] de desesperación; [grief] desesperado3) * (=not competent)she's a hopeless manager — como jefa es una nulidad or es penosa *
to be hopeless at (doing) sth: he's hopeless at football — es un desastre jugando al fútbol, es una nulidad para el fútbol *
I was hopeless at school — era un negado or una nulidad para los estudios *
I'm hopeless at maths/cooking — soy un negado para las matemáticas/la cocina
* * *['həʊpləs, 'həʊplɪs]1) ( allowing no hope) < situation> desesperado; < love> sin esperanzas, imposible; < task> imposiblehe's a hopeless case — \<\<pupil\>\> no tiene remedio; \<\<patient\>\> está desahuciado
2) (incompetent, inadequate) (colloq)as an interviewer, she's absolutely hopeless — como entrevistadora, es una nulidad
the train service on this line is hopeless — el servicio de trenes en esta línea es desastroso or es un desastre
to be hopeless AT something — ser* negado para algo
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