desperately

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛspərətli/

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desperately adv (frantically)desesperadamente adv
  (AmL)empeñosamente adv
 Eight people clung desperately to the sides of the boat.
 Ocho personas se aferraron desesperadamente a los lados del bote.
desperately adv (urgently)desesperadamente adv
  urgentemente adv
  terriblemente adv
 I desperately need to use the bathroom.
 Necesito usar el baño desesperadamente.
desperately adv (in despair)desesperadamente adv
 "Then we have no chance," he sighed desperately.
 "Entonces no tenemos chances", suspiró desesperadamente.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'desperately' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
for dear life - heart-wrenching - something fierce - something terrible - without hope
Spanish:
a la desesperada - desesperadamente - perdidamente - urgentemente


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