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Significados de desperate en inglés

Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort.

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Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope.

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Examples for "despairing"
Examples for "despairing"
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Amid the universal devastation wild shrieks and despairing groans fill the air.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 03: Massillon to Mason
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He uttered the name in a tone of indignant and despairing protest.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact
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The despairing priests wrung their hands on the peristyles of the temples.
Salammbo
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Then came the shouts of victory, the despairing cries of the vanquished.
The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresha...
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We are creating huge numbers of disenfranchised, disillusioned and despairing young people.
The Guardian

Desperately determined.

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Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless.

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Uso de desperate en inglés
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The third major issue facing the country is its desperate education crisis.
The Guardian
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No matter how desperate the military situation, he must answer his mail.
Julian
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But we're still far from mass production, and the situation is desperate.
A fierce radiance: a novel
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Swansea City continue their desperate search for form at home to Bournemouth.
The South African
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The conditions for displaced people within Kosovo were now desperate, NATO said.
The Irish Times
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The overall situation of the human race was, of course, ludicrously desperate.
Seveneves
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Islanders were in desperate need of water, food and tents, he said.
Reuters
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He said the situation is becoming desperate while they continued to wait.
Radio NZ
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There's a desperate situation arising for some of South Africa's young sportspeople.
The South African
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The siege was very desperate both in the assault and the defense.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
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The answer she received was an overwhelming, desperate need to come out.
The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2
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There is a clear and desperate need to tackle these global issues.
The Guardian
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They were days when a draw against France sparked a desperate hope.
The Irish Times
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The whole earth is in the grip of a desperate moral emergency.
Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
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But nonetheless, he was desperate to get home as soon as possible.
The Guardian
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She felt quite alone in the world in beginning this desperate undertaking.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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