desespera in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for desespera in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.desesperar VB trans

su lentitud me desespera

I find his slowness exasperating

su lentitud me desespera

he's so slow, it drives me crazy o to distraction

me desespera que nunca me haga caso

it's maddening o infuriating o exasperating the way she never takes any notice of me

II.desesperar VB intr

desesperar

to despair

desesperar

to give up hope

no desesperes, ya se arreglarán las cosas

don't despair, everything will be all right

desesperar de algo

to despair o give up hope of sth

desesperaban ya de encontrarlos vivos

they were already despairing of o giving up hope of finding them alive

III.desesperarse VB vpr

desesperarse

to become exasperated

se desespera y le grita

she becomes exasperated o gets infuriated and she shouts at him

se desespera de ver que va tan lento

it exasperates him to see it going so slowly

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quien espera desespera prov

waiting's the worst part

quien espera desespera prov

the waiting gets you down

Translations for desespera in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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a watched pot never boils

el que espera, desespera

despair

desesperar

a watched kettle or pot never boils prov

el que espera desespera

they're getting desperate

se están empezando a desesperar

desespera in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desespera in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.desesperar VB trans

1. desesperar (quitar la esperanza):

desesperar a alguien

to cause sb to lose hope

2. desesperar (exasperar):

desesperar

to exasperate

II.desesperar VB intr

desesperar

to despair

no desesperes de que sigan vivos

don't lose hope, they're still alive

III.desesperar VB refl desesperarse

1. desesperar (perder la esperanza):

desesperarse

to give up hope

¡no te desesperes!

don't give up!

2. desesperar (lamentarse):

desesperar por algo

to despair of sth

3. desesperar (despecharse):

desesperarse

to despair

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quien espera, desespera prov

a watched pot never boils prov

Translations for desespera in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to drive sb to desperation

desesperar a alguien

to drive sb to despair

desesperar a alguien

desespera Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

quien espera, desespera prov

a watched pot never boils prov

desesperar a alguien

to cause sb to lose hope

desesperar por algo

to despair of sth