despair

despair
di'speə
1. verb
(to lose hope (of): I despair of ever teaching my son anything.) desesperar, perder la esperanza

2. noun
1) (the state of having given up hope: He was filled with despair at the news.) deseperación
2) ((with the) something which causes someone to despair: He is the despair of his mother.) desesperación
despair1 n desesperación / desespero
he sank into despair se sumió en la desesperación
they were in despair estaban desesperados
despair2 vb desesperar / perder las esperanzas
don't despair! ¡no desesperes!
despair
tr[dɪs'peəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 desesperación nombre femenino, desesperanza
■ he was in despair estaba desesperado
intransitive verb
1 desesperar (of, de), desesperarse (of, por), perder la esperanza (of, de)
■ he began to despair of ever being released empezó a perder las esperanzas de ser liberado algún día
■ don't despair! ¡no te desanimes!, ¡no te desesperes!
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be the despair of somebody ser una cruz para alguien
to drive somebody to despair sacar de quicio a alguien, volver loco,-a a alguien
■ her behaviour drove them to despair su conducta les sacaba de quicio
despair [di'spær] vi
: desesperar, perder las esperanzas
despair n
: desesperación f, desesperanza f
despair
n.
• desesperación s.f.
• despecho s.m.
v.
• abandonar v.
• desesperar v.
• desesperarse v.

I dɪ'sper, dɪ'speə(r)
mass noun desesperación f

to be in despair — estar* desesperado


II
intransitive verb perder* las esperanzas, desesperar(se)

to despair OF somebody/something/-ING: she despaired of ever seeing her family again perdió las esperanzas de volver a ver a su familia; honestly, I despair of you! — francamente, eres un caso perdido!

[dɪs'pɛǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=emotion) desesperación f

to be in despair — estar desesperado

2) (=person)

he is the despair of his parents — trae locos a sus padres

2.
VI perder la esperanza, desesperarse

to despair of sth — perder la esperanza de algo

we despaired of ever seeing her again — perdimos la esperanza de volver a verla

don't despair! — ¡ánimo!, ¡anímate!

* * *

I [dɪ'sper, dɪ'speə(r)]
mass noun desesperación f

to be in despair — estar* desesperado


II
intransitive verb perder* las esperanzas, desesperar(se)

to despair OF somebody/something/-ING: she despaired of ever seeing her family again perdió las esperanzas de volver a ver a su familia; honestly, I despair of you! — francamente, eres un caso perdido!


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