Polyglot Dictionary

desesperar

/dezispeˈɾaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
desespero
preterite (eu)
desesperei
past participle
desesperado

Meaning

  1. to despair

    • Não desespere.

      Don't despair.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

verzweifeln

verzweifeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to despair."

Spanish

desesperar

desesperar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to despair."

Practice

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