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Meanings of desperado in английском

португальский
bandido
каталонский
criminal desesperat

A bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)

bandido
русский
desperado
каталонский
desperado

Chess term; piece that is "en prise" or trapped, but captures an enemy piece before it is itself captured.

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desperado
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Examples for "desperate criminal"
Examples for "desperate criminal"
1
This convict is the most daring and desperate criminal in the Missouri penitentiary.
The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
2
For some months you lived as a desperate criminal in Seattle.
The Sky Line of Spruce
3
He is a desperate criminal to have followed Paul about as he did.
Frank and Andy Afloat; Or, The Cave on the Island
4
Just to think of that easy talking little man being a desperate criminal!
The Aeroplane Boys Flight; Or, A Hydroplane Roundup
5
By his own statement, he is not a desperate criminal.
Beverly of Graustark
Usage of desperado in английском
1
But I was brave enough now; a very desperado in the daylight.
Wanderers
2
The full current of the river was between them and the desperado.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
3
An armed desperado slapped my face in the presence of twenty spectators.
What Is Man? and Other Essays
4
One eye still on the desperado, he searched for the steel handcuffs.
Man-Size
5
He is the desperado frantically clutching at an uncertain and impossible satisfaction.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series
6
What hardened ferocity in the countenance of the desperado in yellow breeches!
Roundabout Papers
7
They're watching this house for a desperado who assaulted some one outside.
The Big-Town Round-Up
8
After a moment of sullen reflection the desperado said, Five hundred dollars!
Overland: A Novel
9
Damn fool mechanic for desperado duties aiding and abetting Audubon Ballroom sociopaths-
Cauldron of Ghosts
10
My dear Lizzie, every desperado in the country takes refuge in the Rockies.
Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
11
Then the posse vanished on the fresh trail of the desperado.
The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; Or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists
12
The desperado staggered to the sled and leaned against it faintly.
Man-Size
13
The other evidences that Charles was a desperado the writer described as follows:
Mob Rule in New Orleans / Robert Charles and His Fight to Death,...
14
The broken teeth of the desperado clicked as his jaw clamped.
Man-Size
15
Of course, I judged he wasn't an actual cowboy, but a desperado instead.
Savage
16
That desperado did not know anyone anywhere within a thousand miles.
Victory: An Island Tale
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Translations for desperado
португальский
bandido
русский
desperado
Desperado through the time
Desperado across language varieties
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