despair in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.despair [Am dəˈspɛr, Brit dɪˈspɛː] N U

II.despair [Am dəˈspɛr, Brit dɪˈspɛː] VB intr

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utter confusion/despair/darkness
completo
utter confusion/despair/darkness
total
utter confusion/despair/darkness
absoluto
he vacillated between optimism and despair
oscilaba entre el optimismo y la desesperación
to seesaw between despair and euphoria
oscilar entre la desesperación y la euforia
the nethermost depths of corruption/despair
la corrupción más baja/la desesperación más profunda

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despair in the PONS Dictionary

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I.despair [dɪˈspeəʳ, Am dɪˈsper] N no pl

II.despair [dɪˈspeəʳ, Am dɪˈsper] VB intr

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in utter despair
en la más absoluta desesperación
to oscillate between hope and despair
moverse entre la esperanza y la resignación
to vacillate between hope and despair
oscilar entre la esperanza y la desesperación
blank despair
completo, -a

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despair Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in despair about sth
estar desesperado por algo
to drive sb to despair
desesperar a alguien
to be the despair of sb
tener loco a alguien
to despair of sb/sth
perder las esperanzas con alguien/algo
to be pitched (headlong) into despair
estar sumido en la desesperación
in utter despair
en la más absoluta desesperación
to oscillate between hope and despair
moverse entre la esperanza y la resignación
to vacillate between hope and despair
oscilar entre la esperanza y la desesperación
to be a cause of despair
ser una desesperación
your behaviour drives me to despair
tu comportamiento es desesperante
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In despair, the husband shouts to his wife in the fields for help.
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Martin quarrels with her, then falls into despair as he becomes an object of public vilification.
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Their lyrical content is abstract and metaphorical, often dealing with topics such as fear, paranoia, and despair.
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It deals with extreme suffer, hope and despair of war victims.
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He is in despair as he only has sufficient money to keep up his family for ten days.
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Vulnerable and trying to relearn how to use them properly, he despairs about how little emotion other people feel, observing them to be mechanical animals.
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This can lead to feelings of despair, loss of self-esteem, and frequently depression.
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He regularly attended mass, to the despair of his political enemies.
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He pivots between fear and hope, between faith and despair.
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The protagonists of each story struggle against the economic and political diversity along with their own personal obstacles of despair and self-doubt.
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