desesperar

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desesperar
transitive verb
1to drive to despair (quitar la esperanza a)
2to exasperate, to drive mad (irritar, enojar)
intransitive verb
also:
  • desesperar de hacer algo -> to lose all hope of doing something
desesperarse
pronomial verb
1to be driven to despair (perder la esperanza)
2to get mad o exasperated (irritarse, enojarse)

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desesperar [des-es-pay-rar’]
verb neuter
1To despair, to be cast down. (n)
article & verb transitive
2To make one despair, to deprive him of all hope.
verb reflexive
3To sink into the utmost despair, to despond.
4To fret, to be desperate.

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desesperar
verbo:transitivo
1 (exasperar)
mi hermano me desespera my brother drives me mad crazy;o my brother is infuriating maddening;o me desespera que el tren llegue tarde it's infuriating maddening when the train is late;o
2 (desalentar)
no dejes que sus críticas te desesperen don't let their criticism make you lose hope heart;o don't let their criticism get to you; (familiar)
no te dejes desesperar por sus críticas
tantos problemas la desesperaron y acabó dimitiendo all these problems drove her to despair and in the end she resigned
verbo:intransitivo
(perder la esperanza) to despair; lose hope
sigue adelante, no desesperes keep at it, don't despair lose hope;o desesperar de hacer algo (formal) to despair of doing sth; lose all hope of doing sth
el que espera, desespera waiting gets you down
verbo:pronominal
desesperarse
1 (exasperarse)
me desespero con tanto trabajo all this work is driving me mad crazy;o
me desespero con la informalidad de los funcionarios
me estaba desesperando porque el taxi no llegaba the taxi still hadn't come and I was going mad crazy getting desperate;oo
2 (desalentarse) to despair; lose hope
nunca se desespera aunque las cosas le vayan mal she never loses hope despairs even when things go badly for her;o no te desesperes si no apruebas a la primera if you don't pass first time, don't despair give up hope;o

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Verb Conjugation for "desesperar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo desespero desesperé desesperaba desesperaré desespere
Tú desesperas desesperaste desesperabas desesperarás desesperes
Ella/Él/Usted desespera desesperó desesperaba desesperará desespere
Nosotros desesperamos desesperamos desesperábamos desesperaremos desesperemos
Vosotros desesperáis desesperasteis desesperabais desesperaréis desesperéis
Ellos/Ustedes desesperan desesperaron desesperaban desesperarán desesperen
Gerund: desesperando / Participle: desesperado / Complete desesperar conjugation >
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