desperate

desperate
adjective
1) verzweifelt; (coll.): (urgent) dringend

get or become desperate — verzweifeln

feel desperate — verzweifelt sein

be desperate for something — etwas dringend brauchen

2) extrem [Maßnahmen, Lösung]
3) verzweifelt [Lage, Situation]
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['despərət]
adjective
1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) verzweifelt
2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) verzweifelt
3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) verzweifelt
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des·per·ate
[ˈdespərət]
adj
1. (reckless because of despair) verzweifelt
\desperate attempt verzweifelter Versuch
\desperate solution drastische Lösung
2. (serious) verzweifelt, extrem; (great) dringend
I'm in a \desperate hurry ich hab's wahnsinnig eilig fam
to be in \desperate need of help dringendst Hilfe brauchen
\desperate poverty äußerste Armut
\desperate situation verzweifelte Lage
to be in \desperate straits in extremen Schwierigkeiten stecken fam
3. usu pred (having great need or desire)
▪ to be \desperate for sth etw dringendst brauchen
I'm \desperate for a drink! ich brauche jetzt schleunigst was zu trinken! fam
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['despərIt]
adj
1) verzweifelt; criminal zum Äußersten entschlossen; measure, situation verzweifelt, extrem; solution extrem

don'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

the company's desperate financial position — die extrem gespannte Finanzlage der Firma

the desperate plight of the refugees — die schreckliche Not der Flüchtlinge

to be desperate to do sth — etw unbedingt tun wollen

to be desperate for sb to do sth — unbedingt wollen, dass jd etw tut

to be desperate for sth — etw unbedingt or dringend brauchen

2) (= urgent) need, shortage dringend

her desperate need to be liked — ihr verzweifeltes Bedürfnis, gemocht zu werden

to be in desperate need of sth — etw dringend brauchen

a building in desperate need of repair — ein Gebäude, das dringend repariert werden muss

3) (inf hum)

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!

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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 wollen
2. verzweifelt, hoffnungs-, ausweglos, desperat (Situation etc): → strait A 2
3. heftig (Abneigung etc)
4. umg furchtbar, schrecklich
B adv umg:
desperately ill etc schrecklich, äußerst, sehr
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adjective
1) verzweifelt; (coll.): (urgent) dringend

get or become desperate — verzweifeln

feel desperate — verzweifelt sein

be desperate for something — etwas dringend brauchen

2) extrem [Maßnahmen, Lösung]
3) verzweifelt [Lage, Situation]
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adj.
verzweifelt adj.

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