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desperately

/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/ adverbio B2

En español: desesperadamente

  1. In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly. · She desperately grabbed at the nearby branches as she heard the branch she was standing on start to snap.· I could desperately do with some coffee right now.
  2. Extremely. · The race for silver medal was desperately close, they needed a photo finish to separate the runners.
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De la biblioteca

“He was running, Watson—running desperately, running for his life, running until he burst his heart—and fell dead upon his face.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 33 · C1
He worked his way desperately, inch by inch, straight for the reservoirs, halting in silence.
The Jungle Book, p. 55 · B2
The boy in the house threw a stone at me and broke it.” Then she fluttered more desperately than ever.
The Jungle Book, p. 79 · B2
Anne, clinging desperately to her precarious foothold, saw their flying forms and heard their shrieks.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 225 · C1

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