desperate

ˈdɛspərɪt
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Adjective

1.

emotion

in dire need or desire
verzweifelt dringend händeringend
  • She was desperate for a glass of water.Sie war verzweifelt nach einem Glas Wasser.
2.

danger

involving extreme danger or disaster
  • A desperate struggle to survive the earthquake..Ein verzweifelter Kampf ums Überleben nach dem Erdbeben
3.

risky

Rare
showing a willingness to take any risk to change a hopeless situation
Rare
  • They took desperate measures to save the company..Sie ergriffen verzweifelte Maßnahmen, um das Unternehmen zu retten

Noun

need help

person who urgently needs help because of very bad circumstances
Hilfsbedürftiger Notleidender Bedürftiger
  • The desperate waited for aid at the overcrowded shelter.Der Hilfsbedürftige wartete im überfüllten Notunterkunft auf Hilfe.
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Expressions with desperate: examples in English and translations in German

Verzweiflungsmaßnahme
The government took desperate measures to control the outbreak.
In der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen
Desperate times call for desperate measures when the economy collapses.
Not kennt kein Gebot
Desperate times require desperate measures, so we acted quickly.
verzweifelte Lage
Notlage
The family found themselves in desperate straits after the storm.
verzweifelter Verbrecher
The desperate criminal robbed the store to feed his family.
zu drastischen Maßnahmen greifen
zu verzweifelten Mitteln greifen
They had to resort to desperate measures to save the company.

Synonyms and analogies of desperate in English

Examples of desperate in a sentence

  • The team was desperate to win the championship.
  • They made a desperate attempt to escape the fire.
  • In a desperate bid, they signaled for help.
  • In a desperate attempt, he jumped into the river.
  • She made a desperate plea for help.
  • The desperate reached out for food and shelter.

Translations of "desperate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
verzweifeltadj.

Don't give every girl the come-on; it makes you look desperate.

Bagger nicht jedes Mädel an; das lässt dich verzweifelt wirken.

dringendadj.

Because, you know, it's not like I'm desperate.

Weißt du, so dringend brauch ich das auch nicht.

hoffnungslosadj.

But it was a desperate struggle and he couldn't hold out.

Doch der Kampf war hoffnungslos, er konnte ihn nicht gewinnen.

ausweglosadj.

Despite all the bad news, the situation is not entirely desperate.

Trotz aller schlechten Nachrichten ist die Situation nicht ausweglos.

extremadj.

In those last desperate moments, tags become extremely vulnerable.

In diesen letzten, verzweifelten Momenten werden Tags extrem verletzlich.

Noun
dieVerzweiflungnf.

Feeling desperate, he chose to beg for help from a stranger.

In seiner Verzweiflung entschied er sich, einen Fremden um Hilfe anzuflehen.

dieNotnf.

We will help you in this time of desperate need.

Wir sind an deiner Seite in dieser Zeit der Not.

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desperate: Examples and translations in context

The loan shark demanded his pound of flesh from the desperate borrower.

Der Kredithai saugte den verzweifelten Kreditnehmer bis aufs Blut aus.

Her angry outbursts at work were actually a desperate cry for help.

Ihre Wutausbrüche bei der Arbeit waren eigentlich ein verzweifelter Hilferuf.

When trailing late, they inevitably resorted to desperate route one clearances.

In Rückstand griffen sie spät unweigerlich zu verzweifelten langen Bällen nach vorne.

Stealing is often driven by desperate circumstances or overwhelming temptation.

Diebstahl wird oft durch verzweifelte Umstände oder überwältigende Versuchung getrieben.

Journalists exposed the investment course as overpriced snake oil targeting desperate retirees.

Journalisten enttarnten den Investmentkurs als überteuertes Wundermittel für verzweifelte Rentner.

A desperate question flashed through her mind, but she stayed completely silent.

Eine verzweifelte Frage schoss ihr durch den Kopf, doch sie schwieg vollkommen.

I hope my email didn't come on too strong or sound desperate.

Ich hoffe, meine E-Mail war nicht zu aufdringlich oder verzweifelt.

With ice in the blood, he rejected her desperate plea for mercy.

Mit kaltem Herzen wies er ihre verzweifelte Bitte um Gnade zurück.

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