La Palabra del Día: Desesperado
Desesperado
Desperate
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted November 13, 2011.
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My Example:
Si estuviera en el medio de un país extranjero sin dinero, estaría desesperado.
If I were in the middle of a foreign country without money, I would be desperate.
27 Answers
Desperate people don't look at the bright side of things. 
La gente desesperada no mira el lado positivo de las cosas. 
When you are in a desperate situation, don't panic!
Cuando estás en una situación desesperada, ¡que no cundas el pánico!
During long bus trips through India, I can be desperate for a toilet . . . . .
Durante los largos viajes en autobús a través de la India, puedo estar desesperada por encontrar un baño .....
John is deperate to attract the opposite sex.
Juan está desesperado por atraer el sexo opuesto.
Cuando la gente está desesperada, muy a menudo el ser físico y psicológico puede sufrir. When people are desperate, very often the physical and psycological being can suffer.
Estoy despesperada por encontrar al marido perfecto.
I am desperate to find the perfect husband.
Estoy desesperado de aprender a hablar español.
With drvicente's comments:
Estoy desesperado por aprender a hablar español.
I am desperate to learn how to speak Spanish.
Mucha gente está desesperada porque no encuentra trabajo.
Many people are desperate because they can't find a job.
Estoy desesperado por ayuda a todos los que necesitan comida y una cama.
I am desperate to help all those who need food and a bed .
Una situación se convierte en desesperada cuando dejamos de buscar soluciones para superarla.
A situation becomes desperate when we stop looking for solutions to overcome it.
Creo que el espectáculo de miseria pone a gente desesperado.en cualquier parte del mundo .
I think that the spectacle of misery makes the people desperate anywhere on the world.
Corrió como un desesperado
He ran like crazy
La gente sin trabajo está desesperada por un trabajo.
People without work are desperate for a job.
Si la situación se pone desesperada tienes que calmarte.
If things get depsperate you must stay calm.
Situaciones desesperadas requieren medidas desesperadas.
Desperate situations require desperate actions.
