desperate
US /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
UK /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
1.
disperato, senza speranza
feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
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He was desperate for a job.
Era disperato per un lavoro.
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The situation is desperate.
La situazione è disperata.
2.
disperato, estremo
undertaken as a last resort and offering little hope of success
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They made a desperate attempt to escape.
Hanno fatto un tentativo disperato di fuggire.
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It was a desperate gamble.
Era una scommessa disperata.