English-German translation for "hopeless"

"hopeless" German translation

hopeless
[ˈhouplis]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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hopeless plight
hoffnungslose Lage
hopeless plight
Drittens ist die Lage der Roma-Frauen besonders schwierig und nahezu hoffnungslos.
Thirdly, because the situation of Roma women is particularly difficult and almost hopeless.
Source: Europarl
So gesehen müsste sich Präsident Barack Obama heute in einer hoffnungslosen Situation befinden.
By this standard, President Barack Obama should now be in a hopeless situation.
Source: News-Commentary
Menschen ohne Hoffnung gehen nicht wählen.
Hopeless people do not vote.
Source: News-Commentary
Meine Damen und Herren, die Lage ist ernst, aber nicht hoffnungslos.
Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is serious, though not hopeless.
Source: Europarl
Ausgerechnet ein Mangel an Demokratie macht die Lage aussichtslos und gefährlich.
It is precisely a lack of democracy that makes the situation hopeless and dangerous.
Source: Europarl
Diese Methode erscheint momentan aussichtslos.
That route now looks hopeless.
Source: News-Commentary
Unser Versuch, es wiederzubeleben, muss daher wohl mitleiderregend und hoffnungslos sein.
Presumably, our attempt at resurrecting it was pathetic and hopeless.
Source: News-Commentary
Von Flüchtlingen aus Aceh höre ich, wie aussichtslos die Situation mittlerweile ist.
Refugees from Aceh have told me how hopeless the situation has become.
Source: Europarl
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