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desperate ['desprət](a) (hopeless, serious) désespéré;∎ we were in a desperate state nous étions dans une situation désespérée;∎ the refugees are in desperate need of help les réfugiés ont désespérément besoin d'assistance(b) (reckless) désespéré;∎ he died in a desperate attempt to escape il est mort en essayant désespérément de s'évader;∎ we heard desperate screams nous avons entendu des cris désespérés ou de désespoir;∎ I'm afraid she'll do something desperate j'ai bien peur qu'elle ne tente un acte désespéré;∎ a desperate criminal/man un criminel/homme prêt à tout(c) (intent, eager)∎ to be desperate for money avoir un besoin urgent d'argent;∎ she was desperate to leave home elle voulait à tout prix partir de chez elle;►► Desperate Dan = cowboy dans une bande dessinée britannique, connu pour sa grande taille et son énorme appétit -
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adjective1) verzweifelt; (coll.): (urgent) dringendget or become desperate — verzweifeln
2) extrem [Maßnahmen, Lösung]3) verzweifelt [Lage, Situation]* * *['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) verzweifelt2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) verzweifelt3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) verzweifelt•- academic.ru/86118/desperately">desperately- desperation* * *des·per·ate[ˈdespərət]1. (reckless because of despair) verzweifelt\desperate attempt verzweifelter Versuch\desperate solution drastische LösungI'm in a \desperate hurry ich hab's wahnsinnig eilig famto be in \desperate need of help dringendst Hilfe brauchen\desperate poverty äußerste Armut\desperate situation verzweifelte Lageto be in \desperate straits in extremen Schwierigkeiten stecken fam▪ to be \desperate for sth etw dringendst brauchen* * *['despərIt]adj1) verzweifelt; criminal zum Äußersten entschlossen; measure, situation verzweifelt, extrem; solution extremdon't do anything desperate! — mach keine Dummheiten!
to get or grow desperate —
I haven't had a cigarette for hours, I'm getting desperate (inf) — ich habe schon seit Stunden keine mehr geraucht, jetzt brauche ich aber dringend eine
things are desperate — die Lage ist extrem
to be desperate to do sth — etw unbedingt tun wollen
to be desperate for sb to do sth — unbedingt wollen, dass jd etw tut
2) (= urgent) need, shortage dringendher desperate need to be liked — ihr verzweifeltes Bedürfnis, gemocht zu werden
a building in desperate need of repair — ein Gebäude, das dringend repariert werden muss
are you going out with Jane? you must be desperate! — du gehst mit Jane aus? dir muss es ja wirklich schlecht gehen!
I'm not that desperate! — so schlimm ist es auch wieder nicht!
* * *desperate [ˈdespərət]A adj (adv desperately)1. verzweifelt:a desperate deed eine Verzweiflungstat;a desperate effort eine verzweifelte Anstrengung;be desperate for sth, be in desperate need of sth etwas verzweifelt oder dringend oder bitter nötig haben;be desperate to do sth etwas unbedingt oder unter allen Umständen tun wollen3. heftig (Abneigung etc)4. umg furchtbar, schrecklichB adv umg:desperately ill etc schrecklich, äußerst, sehr* * *adjective1) verzweifelt; (coll.): (urgent) dringendget or become desperate — verzweifeln
2) extrem [Maßnahmen, Lösung]3) verzweifelt [Lage, Situation]* * *adj.verzweifelt adj.
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