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1 despair
di'speə
1. verb(to lose hope (of): I despair of ever teaching my son anything.) desesperar, perder la esperanza
2. noun1) (the state of having given up hope: He was filled with despair at the news.) deseperación2) ((with the) something which causes someone to despair: He is the despair of his mother.) desesperacióndespair1 n desesperación / desesperodespair2 vb desesperar / perder las esperanzasdon't despair! ¡no desesperes!tr[dɪs'peəSMALLr/SMALL]1 desesperación nombre femenino, desesperanza1 desesperar (of, de), desesperarse (of, por), perder la esperanza (of, de)■ he began to despair of ever being released empezó a perder las esperanzas de ser liberado algún día■ don't despair! ¡no te desanimes!, ¡no te desesperes!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be the despair of somebody ser una cruz para alguiento drive somebody to despair sacar de quicio a alguien, volver loco,-a a alguiendespair [di'spær] vi: desesperar, perder las esperanzasdespair n: desesperación f, desesperanza fn.• desesperación s.f.• despecho s.m.v.• abandonar v.• desesperar v.• desesperarse v.
I dɪ'sper, dɪ'speə(r)mass noun desesperación fto be in despair — estar* desesperado
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intransitive verb perder* las esperanzas, desesperar(se)[dɪs'pɛǝ(r)]to despair OF somebody/something/-ING: she despaired of ever seeing her family again perdió las esperanzas de volver a ver a su familia; honestly, I despair of you! — francamente, eres un caso perdido!
1. N1) (=emotion) desesperación f2) (=person)2.VI perder la esperanza, desesperarsedon't despair! — ¡ánimo!, ¡anímate!
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I [dɪ'sper, dɪ'speə(r)]mass noun desesperación fto be in despair — estar* desesperado
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intransitive verb perder* las esperanzas, desesperar(se)to despair OF somebody/something/-ING: she despaired of ever seeing her family again perdió las esperanzas de volver a ver a su familia; honestly, I despair of you! — francamente, eres un caso perdido!
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2 despair
[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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