despair(
dihs
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pehr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la desesperación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When he lost his job, he fell in despair.Cuando se quedó sin trabajo, cayó en la desesperación.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. perder la esperanza
The old lady despaired of ever seeing her homeland again.La anciana perdió la esperanza de volver a ver su tierra natal.
b. desesperarse
Don't despair. I'm sure that the doctors will find a cure.No te desesperes. Estoy seguro de que los médicos van a encontrar una cura.
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