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No choking despair.Ni una sofocante desesperación.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
When he was near despair, Ansky returned to Arcimboldo.Cuando ya no podía más, Ansky volvía a Arcimboldo.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
This time the smile grew not out of a grimace but out of a look of despair.Esta vez la sonrisa no fue precedida por una mueca sino por un gesto de profundo abatimiento.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
In all the stories he'd written, he'd never saved anyone from even a pinprick of despair.En ninguno de sus artículos había escatimado nunca un ápice de desesperación.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Francis felt a world of despair within him.Sintió impotencia.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
And in the silence of despair, right at that moment, he heard the unmistakable noise of the lock that had been opened earlier, clicking shut.Y, en el silencio de la desesperación, oyó el sonido inconfundible de la llave que cerraba la puerta que Lucy había abierto antes.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
He took a deep breath, the delicious weight of despair settling into his chest.Suspiró, el delicioso peso de la desesperación se apodero de su pecho.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
With a wail of despair Urmila pushed him aside: 'Why didn't you tell me?'Con un gemido de desesperación, Urmila le apartó a un lado. -¿Por qué no me lo has dicho?Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
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in despair
desesperada
in despair
desesperado
Word forms
despair
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | despair | despairs |
Possessive case | despair's | despairs' |
despair
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | despaired |
Imperative | despair |
Present Participle (Participle I) | despairing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | despaired |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I despair | we despair |
you despair | you despair |
he/she/it despairs | they despair |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am despairing | we are despairing |
you are despairing | you are despairing |
he/she/it is despairing | they are despairing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have despaired | we have despaired |
you have despaired | you have despaired |
he/she/it has despaired | they have despaired |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been despairing | we have been despairing |
you have been despairing | you have been despairing |
he/she/it has been despairing | they have been despairing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I despaired | we despaired |
you despaired | you despaired |
he/she/it despaired | they despaired |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was despairing | we were despairing |
you were despairing | you were despairing |
he/she/it was despairing | they were despairing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had despaired | we had despaired |
you had despaired | you had despaired |
he/she/it had despaired | they had despaired |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been despairing | we had been despairing |
you had been despairing | you had been despairing |
he/she/it had been despairing | they had been despairing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will despair | we shall/will despair |
you will despair | you will despair |
he/she/it will despair | they will despair |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be despairing | we shall/will be despairing |
you will be despairing | you will be despairing |
he/she/it will be despairing | they will be despairing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have despaired | we shall/will have despaired |
you will have despaired | you will have despaired |
he/she/it will have despaired | they will have despaired |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been despairing | we shall/will have been despairing |
you will have been despairing | you will have been despairing |
he/she/it will have been despairing | they will have been despairing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would despair | we should/would despair |
you would despair | you would despair |
he/she/it would despair | they would despair |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be despairing | we should/would be despairing |
you would be despairing | you would be despairing |
he/she/it would be despairing | they would be despairing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have despaired | we should/would have despaired |
you would have despaired | you would have despaired |
he/she/it would have despaired | they would have despaired |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been despairing | we should/would have been despairing |
you would have been despairing | you would have been despairing |
he/she/it would have been despairing | they would have been despairing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am despaired | we are despaired |
you are despaired | you are despaired |
he/she/it is despaired | they are despaired |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being despaired | we are being despaired |
you are being despaired | you are being despaired |
he/she/it is being despaired | they are being despaired |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been despaired | we have been despaired |
you have been despaired | you have been despaired |
he/she/it has been despaired | they have been despaired |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was despaired | we were despaired |
you were despaired | you were despaired |
he/she/it was despaired | they were despaired |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being despaired | we were being despaired |
you were being despaired | you were being despaired |
he/she/it was being despaired | they were being despaired |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been despaired | we had been despaired |
you had been despaired | you had been despaired |
he/she/it had been despaired | they had been despaired |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be despaired | we shall/will be despaired |
you will be despaired | you will be despaired |
he/she/it will be despaired | they will be despaired |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been despaired | we shall/will have been despaired |
you will have been despaired | you will have been despaired |
he/she/it will have been despaired | they will have been despaired |