English-German translation for "desperate"

"desperate" German translation

desperate
[ˈdespərit]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • dringend
    desperate urgent
    desperate urgent
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  • groß, schrecklich
    desperate great familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    desperate great familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • desperate syn vgl. → see „despondent
    desperate syn vgl. → see „despondent
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desperate
[ˈdespərit]adverb | Adverb advor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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to be at a desperate pass
to be at a desperate pass
to be in desperate (or | oderod dire) straits
in einer ernsten Notlage sein
to be in desperate (or | oderod dire) straits
Die Welt jedoch wollte unbedingt Koroljows Identität lüften.
But the world was desperate to learn his identity.
Source: News-Commentary
Eritrea braucht dringend Hilfe beim Wiederaufbau eines vom Krieg verwüsteten Landes.
Eritrea is desperate for support in rebuilding a country ravaged by war.
Source: Europarl
Dieser tragische Zustand erfordert unser aller Engagement.
The situation is desperate and we must all intervene at once and do something about it.
Source: Europarl
Viele Afrikaner werden in bittere Armut zurückfallen.
Many Africans will fall back into desperate poverty.
Source: News-Commentary
Verzweifeltes Handeln wie umfassende Senkungen von Steuern oder Zinssätzen scheitern fast immer.
Desperate actions such as huge tax cuts, or huge cuts in interest rates, almost always fail.
Source: News-Commentary
Lassen Sie uns etwas unternehmen, ehe sich der Armen solche Verzweiflung bemächtigt.
Let us make sure that we take action before poor people become so desperate.
Source: Europarl
Asylbewerber sind verzweifelte Menschen, die in vielen Fällen vor Krieg, Gewalt und Folter fliehen.
Asylum seekers are desperate people escaping in many cases war, violence and torture.
Source: Europarl
Aus hundert verzweifelten Kindern werden tausend und schließlich millionen.
Hundreds of desperate children become thousands and eventually millions.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Komission wird sich folgendermassen mit diesen verzweifelten Bedingungen auseinandersetzen:
The Commission will address these desperate conditions by:
Source: News-Commentary
Qualifizierte Kandidaten sind große Mangelware.
There is a desperate lack of good candidates.
Source: Europarl
Ihn erfüllte ein finsterer, verzweifelter Gedanke.
He was gloomy and desperate.
Source: Books
Das Angebot wird geringer, während die Nachfrage steigen wird.
That means more money from desperate people in the pockets of the mafia.
Source: Europarl
Sie lassen dich verzweifeln, bis du deine Freiheit aufgibst
They make you desperate until you give up on your freedom
Source: GlobalVoices
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