Desesperadamente (en. Desperately)

/desesperadamente/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adverb

With desperation, without hope.

She was desperately looking for a solution to her problem.

Ella buscaba desesperadamente una solución a su problema.

In an intense or urgent manner.

The team played desperately to win the match.

El equipo jugó desesperadamente para ganar el partido.

With an intense need.

I called my friend desperately for help.

Llamé a mi amigo desesperadamente para que me ayudara.

It derives from 'desesperar', which comes from the Latin 'desperare'.

desperately searching

Referring to the action of searching for something intensely and urgently.

desesperadamente buscando

to cry desperately

To shout with a great need for help or desperation.

gritar desesperadamente

to despair

To provoke or feel desperation.

desesperar

hope

Confidence that something will happen favorably.

esperanza

Totally desperate.

I was desperately looking for a job and couldn't find anything.

Estaba desesperadamente buscando trabajo y no encontraba nada.

In serious trouble.

I was desperately in debt and didn't know what to do.

Estaba desesperadamente en deuda y no sabía qué hacer.