despair in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

I.despair [Brit dɪˈspɛː, Am dəˈspɛr] N

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

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bottle up anger, despair, grief
fight off illness, despair

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

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despair
despair
despairingly, in despair
out of despair
to my utter despair
to cast/plunge sb into despair
to drive sb to despair
to sink into despair
to be the despair of
in despair attr, après n
cry of despair
driven to despair, he wanted
to fill [sb] with despair, to drive [sb] to despair (avec, par with)
to despair of sb/sth
to despair of one's son
to despair of the future
to despair, to lose hope
don't despair
to despair, to give way to despair
I despair of you!

despair in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

II.despair [dɪˈspeəʳ, Am dɪˈsper] VB intr

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in the depths of despair
to be deep in despair

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

despair Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in despair about sth
to drive sb to despair
to the despair of sb
to be the despair of sb
to despair of sb/sth
to be deep in despair
in the depths of despair
to be in the depths of despair
it would drive you to despair
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I was just in a pool of despair and mania.
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Women and children will be freed from lives of poverty, hunger, death, disease, and despair.
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Without the spirits there was great sickness and despair.
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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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Despite showing discipline and unity during the evacuation, the army quickly devolved in despair and anger.
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He pivots between fear and hope, between faith and despair.
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This time she walks out on him, leaving him behind in despair.
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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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This can lead to feelings of despair, loss of self-esteem, and frequently depression.
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The torment will not be lightened for them, and they will be plunged into destruction with deep regrets, sorrows and in despair therein.
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