hopeless

hopeless
adjective
1) hoffnungslos
2) (inadequate, incompetent) miserabel

be hopeless, be a hopeless case — ein hoffnungsloser Fall sein (ugs.) (at in + Dat.)

be hopeless at doing something — etwas überhaupt nicht können

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adjective
1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) hoffnungslos
2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) hoffnungslos
3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) hoffnungslos
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hope·less
[ˈhəʊpləs, AM ˈhoʊp-]
adj hoffnungslos
\hopeless effort verzweifelter Versuch
to be in a \hopeless quandary vollkommen entscheidungsunfähig sein
\hopeless situation aussichtslose Situation
a \hopeless task ein sinnloses Unterfangen
to be \hopeless (fam) ein hoffnungsloser Fall sein
I'm \hopeless at cooking wenn es um's Kochen geht, bin ich eine absolute Null
it is \hopeless to do sth es ist hoffnungslos, etw zu tun
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['həʊplɪs]
adj
1) (= impossible) love, attempt, task, cause aussichtslos; situation, case hoffnungslos; (= despairing) person, cry, sigh, gesture, look verzweifelt

to feel hopeless —

pupils feel hopeless about job prospects — Schüler haben keine Hoffnung auf eine Stelle

2) (inf) (= useless, terrible) hoffnungslos; (= incorrigible) drunk, liar, romantic unverbesserlich

she's a hopeless manager/organizer — als Managerin/im Organisieren ist sie ein hoffnungsloser Fall

I'm hopeless at maths/sport — in Mathe/Sport bin ich hoffnungslos or ein hoffnungsloser Fall

to be hopeless at doing sth — etw absolut or überhaupt nicht können

her room is in a hopeless muddle or mess — in ihrem Zimmer herrscht ein hoffnungsloses or heilloses Durcheinander

the buses are quite hopeless — die Busse kann man vergessen (inf)

the weather/food was hopeless — das Wetter/Essen war unmöglich

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hopeless adj (adv hopelessly) hoffnungslos:
a) verzweifelt, mutlos:
hopeless tears Tränen der Verzweiflung
b) ausweglos, aussichtslos (Situation etc):
it’s hopeless going there es hat keinen Zweck hinzugehen
c) unheilbar (Patient etc)
d) umg miserabel, unmöglich:
as an actor he is hopeless
e) unverbesserlich, heillos:
a hopeless drunkard ein unverbesserlicher Trinker;
he is a hopeless case er ist ein hoffnungsloser Fall
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adjective
1) hoffnungslos
2) (inadequate, incompetent) miserabel

be hopeless, be a hopeless case — ein hoffnungsloser Fall sein (ugs.) (at in + Dat.)

be hopeless at doing something — etwas überhaupt nicht können

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adj.
aussichtslos adj.
hoffnungslos adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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