What does desesperado in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word desesperado in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use desesperado in Spanish.

The word desesperado in Spanish means desperate, hopeless, desperate, frenzied, desperate, exasperate, infuriate, despair, be that desperate, be that desperate to do. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word desesperado

desperate, hopeless

adjetivo (sin esperanza)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Se sentía desesperado y abandonó la lucha por conseguir su objetivo.
He felt desperate and gave up trying to achieve his goals.

desperate, frenzied

adjetivo (forzoso, imprevisto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Lo urgente de la situación les obligó a tomar una decisión desesperada.
The urgency of the situation forced him to make a desperate decision.

desperate

nombre masculino (con desesperanza)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Si le dices "te quiero" después de la primera cita va a pensar que eres un desesperado.
If you tell her "I love you" after the first date, she's going to think you're desperate.

exasperate, infuriate

verbo transitivo (quitar la tranquilidad) (provoke anger)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me desespera oírle protestar a toda hora.
It exasperates (or: infuriates) me to hear him complain all the time.

despair

verbo pronominal (perder la esperanza)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Al ver cómo sucedían las cosas se desesperó.
On seeing how things were going, he despaired.

be that desperate

(haber llegado a tal extremo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tengo hambre, pero esa carne huele asqueroso y no pienso comérmela. ¡No estoy tan desesperado!

be that desperate to do

(haber llegado a tal extremo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Necesito dinero, pero no estoy tan desesperada como para robar. Si estabas tan desesperado como para vender el auto, debiste pedirme dinero prestado.
I need money, but I'm not so desperate to steal.

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