desperate
/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/ nom C2En français : désespéré
- A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
Pluriel desperates
Dans la bibliothèque
But the sight of an old man clinging to life with so desperate a courage, gave a fresh turn to his ideas, and inspired him with new courage.
won’t she be savage if I’ve kept her waiting!” Alice felt so desperate that she was ready to ask help of any one; so, when the Rabbit came near her, she began, in a low, timid voice, “If you please, sir—” The Rabbit started violently, dropped the white kid gloves and the fan, and skurried away into the darkness as hard as he could go.
A COBBLER unable to make a living by his trade and made desperate by poverty, began to practice medicine in a town in which he was not known.
While Miss Harris was counting out his change he rallied his powers for a final desperate attempt.
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