despair in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.despair [Brit dɪˈspɛː, Am dəˈspɛr] N

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

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his smile belied his despair
il suo sorriso mascherava la disperazione
utter failure, boredom, despair etc.
totale
fight off illness, despair
lottare contro
bottle up despair
mettere da parte
inarticulate rage, despair, grief, longing
inesprimibile
to ache with humiliation, despair
soffrire per

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disperazione
despair
con mia grande disperazione
to my utter despair
fare qc per disperazione
to do sth in or out of despair
spingere qn alla disperazione
to drive sb to despair or desperation
gettare qn nella disperazione
to cast or plunge sb into despair
lasciarsi andare alla disperazione
to sink into despair
in preda alla disperazione le telefonò
in despair he phoned her
il coraggio della disperazione
the courage born of despair
essere la disperazione di qn persona
to be the despair of sb
toccare il fondo della disperazione
to be in the depths of despair
disperare
to despair di: of di fare: of doing
non (bisogna) disperare!
don't despair!
disperare del proprio figlio, dell'avvenire
to despair of one's son, the future
non è il caso di disperarsi
there's no need to despair, lose heart
ripiombare nella disperazione
to plunge or sink back into despair

despair in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for despair in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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II.despair [dɪs·ˈper] VB intr

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to oscillate between hope and despair
oscillare tra speranza e disperazione
in utter despair
nella più totale disperazione
to vacillate between hope and despair
oscillare tra speranza e disperazione
to be on the verge of despair
essere sull'orlo della disperazione

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despair Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to vacillate between hope and despair
oscillare tra speranza e disperazione
to oscillate between hope and despair
oscillare tra speranza e disperazione
to be in despair about sth
essere disperato per qc
to drive sb to despair
portare qn alla disperazione
to be the despair of sb
essere la disperazione di qn
to despair of sth
disperare di qc
to be on the verge of despair
essere sull'orlo della disperazione
in utter despair
nella più totale disperazione
to be pitched (headlong) into despair
essere sprofondato nella disperazione
to be in despair about sth
disperarsi per qc

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He couldn't attend classes of course, the despair he felt, lying there, all that time was immeasurable.
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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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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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Despite showing discipline and unity during the evacuation, the army quickly devolved in despair and anger.
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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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Increased enrollments reflected the belief that it was better for students to be in college than to be sitting at home in idleness and despair.
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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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She witnesses the pain the children are going through and is thrown into despair.
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Before one visit, he found the child whimpering under a sofa, full of despair.
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