desesperar

to drive crazy

desesperar(deh-sehs-peh-rahr)

transitive verb

1. (to make lose one's patience or cool)

a. to drive crazy

La lentitud de mi conexión de Internet me desespera.

The slowness of my Internet connection drives me crazy.

Cómo me desespera el tráfico en esta ciudad.

The traffic in this city drives me crazy.

b. to exasperate

Todo este llanto desesperaría a cualquiera.

All this crying would exasperate anyone.

2. (to make give up hope)

a. to make lose hope

Me desespera ver la crueldad que existe en el mundo.

Seeing the cruelty that exists in the world makes me lose hope.

b. to drive to despair

La muerte de su hijo la desesperó de tal modo que no podía salir de la cama.

Her son's death drove her to despair to the point of not being able to get out of bed.

intransitive verb

3. (to give up hope)

a. to despair

No desesperes porque todo tiene solución.

Don't despair because everything has a solution.

b. to lose hope

Nunca desesperaremos de encontrarlos con vida.

We'll never lose hope of finding them alive.

desesperarse

pronominal verb

4. (to get impatient)

a. to get exasperated

¿Has visto lo despacio que comen mis hijos? Yo es que me desespero con ellos.

Have you seen how slowly my children eat? I do get exasperated with them.

5. (to go mad)

a. to go crazy

Me desespero con tantos plazos y tanta presión.

I go crazy with so many deadlines and so much pressure.

6. (to give up hope)

a. to despair

Desesperarse no sirve de nada. Hay que actuar.

To despair is useless. You have to do something about it.

b. to lose hope

No te desesperes. Sigue intentando y lo lograrás.

Don't lose hope. Just keep trying and you'll get there.