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المحاسبي
desperately
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désespérément [dezɛspeʀemɑ̃] ADV
1. désespérément (avec désespoir):
désespérément pleurer, attendre
despairingly
désespérément regretter
desperately
2. désespérément (avec acharnement):
désespérément tenter, chercher, lutter
desperately
3. désespérément (à en pleurer):
désespérément
hopelessly
désespérément seul/vide
hopelessly lonely/empty
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French
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frantically struggle, search
désespérément
frustratingly
désespérément
I find my spare time is frustratingly short
je trouve que j'ai désespérément peu de temps libre
desperately plead, struggle, fight
désespérément
desperately look
d'un air désespéré, désespérément
he scrabbled desperately for a hold
il a cherché désespérément à s'accrocher quelque part
hopelessly look at
désespérément
to be desperate for affection, money, help, trade
avoir désespérément besoin de
to be desperate for news
attendre désespérément
desolate person, life
désespérément triste
helplessly struggle, try
en vain, désespérément
to be dying for sb/sth to do
souhaiter désespérément que qn/qc fasse
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désespérément [dezɛspeʀemɑ̃] ADV
désespérément
desperately
English
English
French
French
hopelessly
désespérément
to do sth for dear life
faire qc désespérément
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désespérément [dezɛspeʀemɑ͂] ADV
désespérément
desperately
English
English
French
French
hopelessly
désespérément
to do sth for dear life
faire qc désespérément
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Il s'accroche désespérément à son humanité et traverse une grave crise d'identité.
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Menacé de perdre son emploi et terrifié à l'idée de se retrouver au chômage, il cherche désespérément un concept novateur susceptible d'augmenter ses ventes.
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Il affirme avoir « toujours détesté la brutalité, [qu'il] trouve désespérément bête ».
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Là-bas se trouve un point d’eau dont ils ont désespérément besoin.
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Deux amis, dont l'un est inventeur et l'autre vendeur, tentent désespérément de gagner leur vie avec une idée géniale.
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