desperately in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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desperately [Am ˈdɛsp(ə)rətli, Brit ˈdɛsp(ə)rətli] ADV

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I tried desperately to keep the conversation going
intenté por todos los medios que no decayera la conversación

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desperately in the PONS Dictionary

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to be desperately impatient to do sth
abrasarse de impaciencia por algo
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Permanently conscious of their fatness, and ashamed by it, they desperately want to blend in.
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Soon, however, she no longer enjoyed her serial work and desperately wanted to branch out into meatier roles.
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In addition to camps for training soldiers, factories were needed desperately to produce ammunition to help the war effort.
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The grand spectacle pictures were very popular during the war years, when people desperately wanted escapist entertainment.
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As well as being an undischarged bankrupt and a semi-alcoholic, he is desperately short of money and is hounded by creditors the income-tax people as well as his unpaid cast.
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She also wants to save the field desperately and earnestly.
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As a result of this, she desperately seeks the truth about the unexplained events happening in her city, and meddles with forces best left untouched.
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He starts desperately knocking on the dooronly to wake up on a park bench pounded by a constable's club.
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The ensuing heavy winds prevented her from maintaining a fire to keep warm after desperately finding a temporary shelter.
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An EOC, along with appropriate anti-discrimination legislation, is desperately needed across the board to strengthen the social justice agenda.
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