desperate

ˈdɛspərɪt
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Adjective

1.

emotion

in dire need or desire
  • She was desperate for a glass of water.Она была в отчаянии и хотела стакан воды.
2.

danger

involving extreme danger or disaster
  • A desperate struggle to survive the earthquake..Отчаянная борьба за выживание после землетрясения
3.

risky

Rare
showing a willingness to take any risk to change a hopeless situation
Rare
отчаянный готовый на всё
  • They took desperate measures to save the company..Они приняли отчаянные меры, чтобы спасти компанию.

Noun

need help

person who urgently needs help because of very bad circumstances
  • The desperate waited for aid at the overcrowded shelter.Отчаявшиеся ждали помощи в переполненном приюте.
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Expressions with desperate: examples in English and translations in Russian

крайняя мера
отчаянная мера
The government took desperate measures to control the outbreak.
в беде и меры крайние
Desperate times call for desperate measures when the economy collapses.
отчаянные времена требуют отчаянных мер
Desperate times require desperate measures, so we acted quickly.
отчаянное положение
The family found themselves in desperate straits after the storm.
отчаянный преступник
The desperate criminal robbed the store to feed his family.
прибегать
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 / Participle
отчаянныйadj. - otchayanny

He belted down the road to help when he heard the desperate scream.

Он мчался по дороге сломя голову, услышав отчаянный крик о помощи.

отчаявшийсяpp. - otchayavshiysya

The desperate tout begged for clients outside the busy nightclub.

Отчаявшийся зазывала просил клиентов у входа в оживлённый ночной клуб.

в отчаянииadj. - v otchayanii

I'll stick it out with you because you're desperate.

Я останусь с тобой, потому что ты в отчаянии...

безнадежныйadj. - beznadezhny

Never lose hope no matter how desperate the situation may seem.

Никогда не стоит отчаиваться, какой бы безнадёжной не казалась ситуация.

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Other translations for desperate:

  • безрассудныйadj.
  • жаждущийadj.

desperate: Examples and translations in context

Their desperate attempts to contact management were of little avail that night.

Их отчаянные попытки связаться с руководством в ту ночь были тщетны.

Those final, desperate screams haunt my dreams and never let me rest.

Те последние отчаянные крики преследуют меня в снах и не дают покоя.

The desperate reforms were merely the death throes of an empire in decline.

Отчаянные реформы были лишь агонией империи, находящейся в упадке.

She truly believes that faith can move mountains and transform desperate lives.

Она искренне верит, что вера горы двигает и преображает отчаянные судьбы.

He had to harden his heart to ignore the beggars' desperate pleas.

Ему пришлось ожесточить сердце, чтобы игнорировать отчаянные мольбы нищих.

Their desperate emails to headquarters were a shout in the wilderness.

Их отчаянные письма в штаб стали гласом вопиющего в пустыне.

In a desperate move, he tried to pad his argument with weak examples.

В отчаянной попытке он попробовал подкрепить свой аргумент слабыми примерами.

His sudden outbursts at meetings were really just a desperate cry for help.

Его внезапные вспышки на совещаниях были на самом деле отчаянным зовом о помощи.

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