despairing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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despairing [Brit dɪˈspɛːrɪŋ, Am dəˈspɛrɪŋ] ADJ

I.despair [Brit dɪˈspɛː, Am dəˈspɛr] N

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

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bottle up anger, despair, grief
étouffer
his smile belied his despair
son sourire dissimulait son désespoir
fight off illness, despair
lutter contre
inarticulate rage, despair, grief, longing
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désespérance
despair
désespéré (désespérée) personne, population
in despair attr, après n
désespéré (désespérée) regard, visage, chant, geste
despairing
cri désespéré
cry of despair
désespéré d'avoir découvert qc/que …
driven to despair by the discovery of sth/that …
désespéré, il voulait
driven to despair, he wanted
désespoir
despair
avec désespoir
despairingly, in despair
par désespoir
out of despair
à mon plus (grand) désespoir
to my utter despair
jeter/plonger qn dans le désespoir
to cast/plunge sb into despair
mettre ou réduire qn au désespoir
to drive sb to despair
s'abandonner au désespoir
to sink into despair
être ou faire le désespoir de enfant, paresse, bêtise:
to be the despair of
cette décision fait leur désespoir
they despair at this decision
désespérer
to fill [sb] with despair, to drive [sb] to despair (avec, par with)
désespérer de qn/qc
to despair of sb/sth
désespérer de son fils
to despair of one's son
désespérer de l'avenir
to despair of the future
désespérer de faire
to despair of doing, to have given up (all) hope of doing
désespérer
to despair, to lose hope
il ne faut pas désespérer
don't despair
se désespérer
to despair, to give way to despair

despairing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for despairing in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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

II.despair [dɪˈspeəʳ, Am dɪˈsper] VB intr

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in the depths of despair
dans le plus grand désespoir
to throw up one's hands in despair
lever les bras en l'air de désespoir
to be deep in despair
être au plus profond du désespoir

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despairing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to throw up one's hands in despair
lever les bras en l'air de désespoir
to be in despair about sth
être désespéré par qc
to drive sb to despair
conduire qn au désespoir
to the despair of sb
au désespoir de qn
to be the despair of sb
être le désespoir de qn
to despair of sb/sth
s'affliger de qn/qc
to be deep in despair
être au plus profond du désespoir
in the depths of despair
dans le plus grand désespoir
to be in the depths of despair
être au fond de l'abîme
it would drive you to despair
c'est à désespérer
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At the play's end, it burns, revealing a wall of suffering and despairing faces, then blossoms at its top in a huge chrysanthemum.
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In childhood, there is no carking care: in youth, no despairing thought.
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I always saw funeral processions, coffins, unhappy and despairing people....
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And in this despairing vision, neither does anyone else.
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But she also artfully recorded her private thoughts, which could be joyful or despairing, playful or despondent.
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While trying to write a report on what happened, the two sane workers are despairing of anyone believing them.
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He often represented his subjects as sad, despairing clowns.
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For the book is never so interesting as when its characters are despairing and alone.
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The film is both shocking in its content and despairing in its ending.
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He also receives a more coherent, despairing message from the future.
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