desesperarse

desesperarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (desesperanzar) to lose hope, despair

2 (irritarse) to get irritated, become exasperated

■ se desespera por todo everything exasperates her

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VPR

1) (=exasperarse)

me desespero con tanto trabajo — all this work is driving me mad o crazy

me estaba desesperando porque el taxi no llegaba — the taxi still hadn't come and I was going mad o crazy o getting desperate

2) (=desalentarse) to despair, lose hope

nunca se desespera aunque las cosas le vayan mal — she never loses hope o despairs even when things go badly for her

no te desesperes si no apruebas a la primera — if you don't pass first time, don't despair o give up hope

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(v.) = yield to + despair

Ex. Yielding to despair worsens the problem.

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(v.) = yield to + despair

Ex: Yielding to despair worsens the problem.

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■desesperarse verbo reflexivo
1 (perder la esperanza) to despair
2 (perder la calma) to get exasperated: me desespera que siempre llegues tarde, your lack of punctuality is infuriating
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Spanish:
desesperar

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vpr

1. [perder la esperanza] to give up o lose hope, to despair;

no hay que desesperarse, aún pueden encontrarlos we mustn't give up hope, they might still find them

2. [irritarse, enojarse] to get mad o exasperated;

es tan lento que me desespero con él he's so slow he drives me mad

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desesperarse

v/r get exasperated

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vr

: to become exasperated