B2
desperate
/ˈdɛspərət/
adjective
zdesperowany
/zdɛspɛrɔˈvanɨ/· przymiotnikAlso
zdesperowana(f)rozpaczliwy(m)
Definition
Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with, or needing or wanting something very much.
Examples
He was desperate for money.
Był zdesperowany z powodu braku pieniędzy.
They made a desperate attempt to save the child.
Podjęli rozpaczliwą próbę uratowania dziecka.
Collocations
desperate attemptdesperate needdesperate situation
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