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desperation [‚despəˈreɪ∫ən]( = state) désespoir m• in desperation she killed him poussée à bout, elle l'a tué* * *[ˌdespə'reɪʃn]noun désespoir min (sheer) desperation she... — en désespoir de cause elle...
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sheer [ʃɪə(r)](a) (as intensifier) pur;∎ it was sheer coincidence c'était une pure coïncidence;∎ the sheer scale of the project was intimidating l'envergure même du projet était impressionnante;∎ the sheer boredom of her job drove her mad elle s'ennuyait tellement dans son travail que ça la rendait folle;∎ by sheer accident or chance tout à fait par hasard, par pur hasard;∎ out of or in sheer boredom par pur ennui;∎ in sheer desperation en désespoir de cause;∎ it was sheer stupidity c'était franchement stupide;∎ that's sheer nonsense! c'est complètement absurde!;∎ it's sheer folly! c'est de la folie pure!(b) (steep → cliff) à pic, abrupt;∎ it's a sheer 50-metre drop cela descend à pic sur 50 mètres;∎ a sheer drop to the sea un à-pic jusqu'à la mer;∎ we came up against a sheer wall of water nous nous sommes trouvés devant un véritable mur d'eau2 adverbà pic, abruptementAmerican (curtains) voilages mpl►► Nautical sheer deck livet m (de pont);Nautical sheer rail liston m(b) (animal, shy person) filer, détaler;∎ to sheer away from éviter∎ when he saw us, he sheered off in the opposite direction il a fait demi-tour en nous apercevant -
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sheer [∫ɪər]a. [terror, boredom, stupidity] (à l'état) pur ; [carelessness] pur et simple ; [scale] même after n ; [necessity] absolu• delays are occurring because of the sheer volume of traffic il y a des ralentissements dus uniquement à la densité de la circulationb. [tights, fabric] très finc. [cliff, rock] abrupt* * *[ʃɪə(r)] 1.1) ( pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] purout of sheer malice/stupidity — par pure méchanceté/bêtise
2) ( utter)3) ( steep) [cliff] à pic4) ( fine) [fabric] léger/-ère, fin; [stockings] extra-fin2.adverb [rise, fall] à picPhrasal Verbs: -
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desperation n désespoir m ; in (sheer) desperation she phoned the police en désespoir de cause elle a appelé la police ; to act out of desperation agir par désespoir ; her desperation to win/for another victory son désir intense de gagner/de remporter une nouvelle victoire ; to drive sb to desperation réduire qn au désespoir. -
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nounVerzweiflung, die* * *noun In desperation we asked the police for help.) die Verzweiflung* * *des·pera·tion[ˌdespəˈreɪʃən]n no plan act of \desperation eine Verzweiflungstatto drive sb to \desperation jdn zur Verzweiflung treibenin \desperation aus Verzweiflungout of \desperation aus Verzweiflung* * *["despə'reISən]nVerzweiflung f* * *1. Verzweiflung f:drive to desperation zur Verzweiflung bringen2. Hoffnungs-, Ausweglosigkeit f* * *nounVerzweiflung, dieout of or in [sheer] desperation — aus [lauter] Verzweiflung
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1. ʃiə adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) puro, absoluto2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) vertical, escarpado3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) muy fino
2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) verticalmente, en picado
II ʃiəsheer adj verticaltr[ʃɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (total, utter) total, absoluto,-a, puro,-a3 (stockings etc) muy fino,-a————————tr[ʃɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL desviarse (away/off, -)sheer ['ʃɪr] adv1) completely: completamente, totalmente2) vertically: verticalmentesheer adj1) transparent: vaporoso, transparente2) absolute, utter: puroby sheer luck: por pura suerte3) steep: escarpado, verticaladj.• completo, -a adj.• consumado, -a adj.• diáfano, -a adj.• escarpado, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• ligero, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• tajado, -a adj.adv.• completamente adv.n.• desviación s.f.
I ʃɪr, ʃɪə(r)1) (pure, absolute) (as intensifier) puroit's sheer nonsense to suggest that... — es un verdadero disparate decir que...
3) ( fine) <stockings/nylon/fabric> muy fino, transparente
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I [ʃɪǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar sheerer) (superl sheerest)1) (=absolute) puro, absolutoby sheer accident, by sheer chance — de pura casualidad
the sheer impossibility of... — la total imposibilidad de...
See:PURE in pure2) (=transparent) transparente, fino3) (=precipitous) escarpado2.ADV
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[ʃɪǝ(r)]VIto sheer away from a topic — desviarse de un tema, evitar hablar de un tema
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I [ʃɪr, ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure, absolute) (as intensifier) puroit's sheer nonsense to suggest that... — es un verdadero disparate decir que...
3) ( fine) <stockings/nylon/fabric> muy fino, transparente
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noun In desperation we asked the police for help.) deseperacióntr[despə'reɪʃən]1 desesperación nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin desperation a la desesperadaout of desperation de desesperacióndesperation [.dɛspə'reɪʃən] n: desesperación fn.• desesperación s.f.'despə'reɪʃənmass noun desesperación f[ˌdespǝ'reɪʃǝn]N desesperación fshe drove him to desperation — le llevó al borde de la desesperación, le hizo caer en la desesperación
in (sheer) desperation, out of (sheer) desperation — a la desesperada, de pura desesperación
* * *['despə'reɪʃən]mass noun desesperación f -
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I[ʃiə] a բացահայտ, ակնհայտ. լիակատար. by sheer chance պարզապես պատահակա նու թյամբ. sheer waste of time/nonsense ակնհայտ ժամանակի կորուստ/հիմարություն. sheer desperation բացարձակ/պարզապես հուսահատություն. (թափանցիկ, նուրբ) sheer stockings նուրբ գուլպաներ. (ուղղաձիգ, ուղղաբերձ) a sheer rock ուղղաբերձ ժայռII[ʃiə] adv կատարելապես. ուղղահայաց կերպով -
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[dɛspə'reɪʃən]ndesperacja f, rozpacz f* * *noun In desperation we asked the police for help.) desperacja -
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A adj1 (pure, unadulterated) [boredom, desperation, hypocrisy, immorality, panic, stupidity] pur ; it was sheer coincidence/luck c'était pure coïncidence/chance ; out of sheer malice/stupidity par pure méchanceté/bêtise ; it is sheer lunacy to do/on his part c'est pure folie de faire/de sa part ; to cry out in sheer amazement/happiness pousser un cri de stupeur/bonheur ; to succeed by sheer bravery/determination/hard work réussir uniquement grâce à son courage/sa détermination/son acharnement au travail ; by sheer accident tout à fait par accident ;2 ( utter) the sheer immensity/volume of it is incredible son immensité/volume même est incroyable ;3 ( steep) [cliff, rockface] à pic ;■ sheer away, sheer off faire une embardée ; to sheer away ou off to the right/left effectuer un virage à droite/gauche. -
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dɪsˈpɛə
1. сущ.
1) отчаяние;
упадок духа;
безнадежность, безысходность to overcome despair ≈ преодолевать отчаяние deep, sheer, total, utter despair ≈ глубокое отчаяние the depths of despair ≈ пучина, бездна отчаяния in utter despair ≈ в полной безысходности Syn: desperation, despondency, hopelessness Ant: confidence, encouragement, expectation, hope, hopefulness, optimism
2) причина отчаяния
2. гл. отчаиваться, падать духом, терять надежду (of) to despair deeply ≈ пребывать в глубоком отчаянии to despair of success ≈ потерять надежду на успех отчаяние;
безысходность, безнадежность - dumb * немое отчаяние - act of * акт отчаяния - in (the depths of) * в (полном) отчаянии - out of * в отчаянии, с горя - to drive smb. to * довести кого-л. до отчаяния - to fall into /to sink in/ * впасть в отчаяние - to throw up one's hands in * в отчаянии воздеть руки к небу источник страдания, огорчения - he is the * of his mother он причиняет много горя матери отчаиваться, терять надежду;
впадать в отчаяние - to * of success потерять веру в успех - the patient's life is *ed of состояние больного безнадежно despair источник огорчения;
he is the despair of his mother он причиняет своей матери одни лишь огорчения ~ отчаиваться, терять надежду (of) ;
his life is despaired of его состояние безнадежно (о больном) ~ отчаяние;
безысходность;
to fall into despair впасть в отчаяние;
out of despair с отчаяния ~ отчаяние;
безысходность;
to fall into despair впасть в отчаяние;
out of despair с отчаяния despair источник огорчения;
he is the despair of his mother он причиняет своей матери одни лишь огорчения ~ отчаиваться, терять надежду (of) ;
his life is despaired of его состояние безнадежно (о больном) ~ отчаяние;
безысходность;
to fall into despair впасть в отчаяние;
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[dɪ'spɛə] 1. сущ.1) отчаяние; упадок духа; безнадёжность, безысходностьdeep, sheer, total, utter despair — глубокое отчаяние
the depths of despair — пучина, бездна отчаяния
Syn:Ant:2. гл.( despair of) падать духом, отчаиваться, терять надеждуHe despaired of ever seeing her again. — Он отчаялся когда-нибудь увидеть её снова.
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