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situación desesperada

  • 1 situación desesperada

    f.
    desperate situation, neck-deep situation.

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación desesperada

  • 2 en una situación desesperada

    Ex. Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
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    Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en una situación desesperada

  • 3 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
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    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
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    noun f.
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    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación — LAm bargain price

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    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
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    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
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    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

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    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
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    situación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

  • 4 desesperado

    adj.
    desperate, hopeless, despairing, anguished.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desesperar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desesperar desesperar
    1 (sin esperanza) hopeless, desperate
    2 (irritado) exasperated, infuriated
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 desperate person
    \
    a la desesperada figurado as a last hope, in desperation
    como un,-a desesperado,-a figurado like a mad person
    * * *
    (f. - desesperada)
    adj.
    desperate, hopeless
    * * *
    desesperado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sin esperanza) [persona] desperate; [caso, situación] hopeless

    estar desesperado de algo — to have despaired of sth, have lost hope of sth

    2) [esfuerzo] furious, frenzied
    2.
    SM / F
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo desperate
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = frantic, desperate, in desperation, agonised [agonized, -USA], hopeless, despairing, up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, forlorn, frenzied.
    Ex. Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
    Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
    Ex. When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
    Ex. He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.
    Ex. This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
    Ex. Sympathetic readers wept with Dwight MacDonald in his despairing plea for the restoration of the English language after first encountering 'Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language'.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.
    Ex. With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
    Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex. There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
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    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo desperate
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = frantic, desperate, in desperation, agonised [agonized, -USA], hopeless, despairing, up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, forlorn, frenzied.

    Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.

    Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
    Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
    Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.
    Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
    Ex: Sympathetic readers wept with Dwight MacDonald in his despairing plea for the restoration of the English language after first encountering 'Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language'.
    Ex: The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.
    Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
    Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

    * * *
    desperate
    una maniobra desesperada a desperate move
    en un intento desesperado por salvarse in a desperate attempt to save himself
    está desesperado porque no sabe cómo lo va a pagar he's desperate o frantic because he doesn't know how he's going to pay
    está desesperado por verte ( fam); he's dying to see you ( colloq)
    desesperado, llegó a pensar en el suicidio he was o felt so desperate that he even contemplated suicide
    miraba desesperado cómo las llamas consumían el edificio he looked on in desperation as the flames consumed the building
    estaba desesperado de dolor the pain was driving him mad, he was in excruciating pain
    a la desesperada in desperation
    masculine, feminine
    come como un desesperado he eats as if he were half-starved ( colloq)
    corrió como un desesperado he ran like crazy o mad ( colloq), he ran as if his life depended on it
    * * *

     

    Del verbo desesperar: ( conjugate desesperar)

    desesperado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    desesperado    
    desesperar
    desesperado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    desperate
    desesperar ( conjugate desesperar) verbo transitivo
    to drive … to distraction o despair
    verbo intransitivo
    to despair, give up hope
    desesperarse verbo pronominal
    to become exasperated
    desesperado,-a adjetivo
    1 (sin esperanza) desperate, hopeless, in despair
    2 (irritado) exasperated, infuriated
    (esfuerzo, intento) frenzied, desperate
    desesperar verbo transitivo
    1 to drive to despair
    2 (poner nervioso, irritado) to exasperate

    ' desesperado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desesperada
    English:
    anything
    - despair
    - despairing
    - desperate
    - frantic
    - hopeless
    - last-ditch
    - agony
    - forlorn
    - frenetic
    - hopelessness
    - last
    - wild
    - wit
    * * *
    desesperado, -a
    ♦ adj
    desperate;
    estar desesperado [sin alternativa] to be desperate;
    [sin esperanza] to be in despair;
    lo hice porque estaba desesperado I did it out of desperation;
    gritaba desesperado que lo ayudaran he was screaming frantically for them to help him;
    en un intento desesperado por huir del incendio in a desperate attempt to escape from the fire;
    el estado de la población es desesperado the people are in a desperate state;
    (hacer algo) a la desesperada (to do sth) in desperation
    ♦ nm,f
    Fam
    como un desesperado like mad o crazy;
    comer como un desesperado to eat as if one were half-starved
    * * *
    adj in despair;
    a la desesperada out of desperation
    * * *
    desesperado, -da adj
    : desperate, despairing, hopeless
    * * *
    1. (en general) desperate
    2. (situación) hopeless

    Spanish-English dictionary > desesperado

  • 5 callejón sin salida

    cul-de-sac, dead end, blind alley
    * * *
    a) ( calle) dead end, blind alley
    b) ( situación desesperada): el gobierno se encuentra en un callejón sin salida the government can't see its way out of its present situation
    * * *
    (n.) = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse, dead end street, deadlock, standoff
    Ex. It is of course possible to stamp 'Withdrawn' on the accessions card, but it would be better not to lead the reader up this blind alley if it can be avoided.
    Ex. The catch 22 aspect of this attempt to reconcile the needs of research and nonresearch libraries is that our central cataloging agency, the Library of Congress (LC), does not provide dual cataloging copy.
    Ex. If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.
    Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.
    Ex. This apparent impasse between what we may want to communicate and the way we communicate is resolved by separating the content of information from its representation.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'.
    Ex. By doing so, they could help break a deadlock that seems to have paralyzed cooperative effort in Britain.
    Ex. A 12-hour standoff ended with a man lobbing Molotov cocktails at police before taking his own life rather than vacate a home he'd lost to foreclosure.
    * * *
    a) ( calle) dead end, blind alley
    b) ( situación desesperada): el gobierno se encuentra en un callejón sin salida the government can't see its way out of its present situation
    * * *
    (n.) = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse, dead end street, deadlock, standoff

    Ex: It is of course possible to stamp 'Withdrawn' on the accessions card, but it would be better not to lead the reader up this blind alley if it can be avoided.

    Ex: The catch 22 aspect of this attempt to reconcile the needs of research and nonresearch libraries is that our central cataloging agency, the Library of Congress (LC), does not provide dual cataloging copy.
    Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.
    Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.
    Ex: This apparent impasse between what we may want to communicate and the way we communicate is resolved by separating the content of information from its representation.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'.
    Ex: By doing so, they could help break a deadlock that seems to have paralyzed cooperative effort in Britain.
    Ex: A 12-hour standoff ended with a man lobbing Molotov cocktails at police before taking his own life rather than vacate a home he'd lost to foreclosure.

    * * *
    blind alley; fig
    dead end

    Spanish-English dictionary > callejón sin salida

  • 6 hambriento

    adj.
    hungry, craving, famished, hungering.
    m.
    hungry person, hungerer.
    * * *
    1 hungry, starving
    2 figurado hungry, longing
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 hungry person, starving person
    1 the hungry
    * * *
    (f. - hambrienta)
    adj.
    * * *
    hambriento, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=con hambre) hungry; (=famélico) starving

    venimos hambrientos — we're starving *, we're very hungry

    2)
    2.
    SM / F [con hambre] hungry person; [en situación desesperada] starving person
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo [estar] hungry, starving (colloq), famished (colloq)
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = hungry [hungrier -comp., hungriest -sup.], starving, ravenous.
    Ex. The article 'Text timeshares: sitting ducks for hungry dogs' examines how US text timesharing companies, responsible for deliver of information to users, are operating, against a background of US business in general.
    Ex. The rights of the little starving author, and the weight of the enormous publishing industry, both are pretty hefty in legal and legislative thinking.
    Ex. You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    ----
    * estar hambriento = starve.
    * hambriento de poder = power-hungry.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo [estar] hungry, starving (colloq), famished (colloq)
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = hungry [hungrier -comp., hungriest -sup.], starving, ravenous.

    Ex: The article 'Text timeshares: sitting ducks for hungry dogs' examines how US text timesharing companies, responsible for deliver of information to users, are operating, against a background of US business in general.

    Ex: The rights of the little starving author, and the weight of the enormous publishing industry, both are pretty hefty in legal and legislative thinking.
    Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    * estar hambriento = starve.
    * hambriento de poder = power-hungry.

    * * *
    [ ESTAR] hungry
    compra unos cuantos, estoy hambriento buy several, I'm hungry o ( colloq) I'm starving o ( colloq) I'm famished
    los niños hambrientos del mundo the world's starving children
    hambriento DE algo hungry FOR sth
    el pueblo está hambriento de justicia the people are hungry for justice, the people hunger for o after justice
    huérfanos hambrientos de cariño orphans hungry for o craving affection
    masculine, feminine
    los hambrientos hungry people
    dar de comer al hambriento to feed the starving o hungry
    * * *

    hambriento
    ◊ -ta adjetivo [estar] hungry, starving (colloq);

    hambriento de algo hungry for sth
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: los hambrientos hungry people
    hambriento,-a adjetivo
    1 (por inanición) starving
    (por apetito) hungry
    2 (deseoso) hungry, craving: está hambriento de aventuras, he's hungry for adventure

    ' hambriento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    hambrienta
    English:
    famished
    - hungry
    - ravenous
    - starving
    * * *
    hambriento, -a
    ♦ adj
    starving
    ♦ nm,f
    starving person;
    los hambrientos the hungry
    * * *
    adj tb fig
    hungry (de for)
    * * *
    hambriento, -ta adj
    : hungry, starving
    * * *
    1. (con hambre) hungry [comp. hungrier; superl. hungriest]
    2. (muerto de hambre) starving

    Spanish-English dictionary > hambriento

  • 7 motivar

    v.
    1 to motivate (to encourage).
    Sus comentarios motivan a Ricardo Her comments motivate Richard.
    2 to cause, to provoke, to draw forth, to give a reason for.
    Su pereza motivó el despido His laziness caused the dismissal.
    * * *
    1 (causar) to cause, give rise to
    2 (estimular) to motivate
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=estimular) to motivate
    2) (=causar) to cause
    3) (=explicar) to justify, explain
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( impulsar) to motivate

    ¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? — what made you do it?

    2) ( causar) to bring about

    el factor que motivó su derrota — the cause of o the reason for his defeat

    * * *
    = cause, lead on, motivate, prompt, be fired with, actuate.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
    Ex. It is, in general, quite difficult to motivate an administrator to divert the resources necessary to upgrade an existing file of poor quality.
    Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex. CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( impulsar) to motivate

    ¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? — what made you do it?

    2) ( causar) to bring about

    el factor que motivó su derrota — the cause of o the reason for his defeat

    * * *
    = cause, lead on, motivate, prompt, be fired with, actuate.

    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

    Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
    Ex: It is, in general, quite difficult to motivate an administrator to divert the resources necessary to upgrade an existing file of poor quality.
    Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex: CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.

    * * *
    motivar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (estimular) to motivate
    no está nada motivada en ese trabajo that job doesn't motivate her at all, she doesn't feel at all motivated in her job
    B
    1
    (causar): este fue el principal factor que motivó su derrota this was the main cause of o the principal reason for his defeat
    esto ha motivado la subida de precios this has brought about o given rise to the price increase
    2 (impulsar) to motivate
    motivado por deseos de venganza motivated by revenge o feelings of revenge
    ¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? what made you do it?
    * * *

     

    motivar ( conjugate motivar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( en general) to motivate;

    ¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? what made you do it?
    2 ( causar) to bring about, cause
    motivar verbo transitivo
    1 (provocar) to cause
    2 (animar) to motivate
    ' motivar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    determinar
    English:
    ability
    - motivate
    - provoke
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [causar] to cause;
    la tormenta motivó el aplazamiento del concierto the storm caused the concert to be postponed
    2. [estimular] to motivate;
    un incentivo así no me motiva nada I'm not at all motivated by an incentive like that;
    la desesperada situación lo motivó a emigrar the desperate situation caused him to emigrate
    * * *
    v/t motivate
    * * *
    1) causar: to cause
    2) impulsar: to motivate
    * * *
    1. (causar) to cause
    2. (incentivar) to motivate

    Spanish-English dictionary > motivar

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