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1 desperate
['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) απελπισμένος2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) απελπιστικός3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) απεγνωσμένος•- desperation -
2 Desperate
adj.Hopeless: P. ἀνέλπιστος.Of persons: P. ἀπονενοημένος; see Despairing.Precarious: P. ἐπικίνδυνος, ἐπισφαλής.Fierce, obstinale: P. ἰσχυρός.Be in desperate straits, v.: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι.Desperate remedies: P. διακεκινδυνευμένα φάρμακα (Isoc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Desperate
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3 desperate
1) απεγνωσμένος2) απελπισμένος -
4 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) κούρσα ενάντια στο χρόνο -
5 at one's wits' end
(utterly confused and desperate.) σε απόγνωση -
6 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) βρίσκομαι σε αδιέξοδο -
7 Hopeless
adj.Despairing: P. and V. ἄθυμος (Xen.), V. δύσθυμος P. ἀνέλπιστος.Hopeless of safety: V. σωτηρίας ἄνελπις.Despaired of, hopelessly debased: P. ἀπονενοημένος.Impossible to deal with (of a person); V. ἀτελεύτητος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Hopeless
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