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When a desperate man asks you to play a game, Hawkins had once said, it's best to play by his rules.
Cuando un hombre desesperado te pide que juegues, como Hawkins le había dicho una vez, es mejor que lo hagas siguiendo sus reglas.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
For Marcel Proust, a desperate and prolonged period of oblivion shall begin in the year 2033.
Marcel Proust entrará en un desesperado y prolongado olvido a partir del año 2033.
Bolano, Roberto / AmuletBolano, Roberto / Amuleto
Amuleto
Bolano, Roberto
© EDITORIAL ANAGRAMA, S.A., 1999
© Roberto Bolaño, 1999
Amulet
Bolano, Roberto
© 1999 by the Heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2006 by Chris Andrews
Most of the officers bore wounds from the desperate fight on the rampart and Vitellius saw that fewer than half of the original patty were still on their feet.
Casi todos los oficiales estaban heridos tras la desesperada lucha en el terraplén y Vitelio vio que menos de la mitad del grupo original estaban todavía en pie.
Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!
Roma Vincit!
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002
© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002
The Eagle's Conquest
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
The desperate need for some kind of relief from the pain of his burns.
La necesidad desesperada de algún tipo de alivio del dolor que le causaban sus quemaduras.
Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!
Roma Vincit!
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002
© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002
The Eagle's Conquest
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
With one final, desperate effort Phulboni flung himself at the signal-room and stumbled through the doorway.
Con un definitivo y desesperado esfuerzo, Phulboni se precipitó hacia la garita y cruzó la puerta tambaleándose.
Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma Calcuta
El cromosoma Calcuta
Ghosh, Amitav
The Calcutta Chromosome
Ghosh, Amitav
© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
But I especially remember a certain book I read at one of the most desperate moments of my life and it brought me peace again.
Pero sobre todo recuerdo un libro que leí en uno de los momentos más desesperados de mi vida y que me devolvió la serenidad.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Then I did the most desperate thing I have ever done in my life.
Entonces, hice lo más desesperado que he hecho en mi vida.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003

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Word forms

desperate

verb
Basic forms
Pastdesperated
Imperativedesperate
Present Participle (Participle I)desperating
Past Participle (Participle II)desperated
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I desperatewe desperate
you desperateyou desperate
he/she/it desperatesthey desperate
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am desperatingwe are desperating
you are desperatingyou are desperating
he/she/it is desperatingthey are desperating
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have desperatedwe have desperated
you have desperatedyou have desperated
he/she/it has desperatedthey have desperated
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been desperatingwe have been desperating
you have been desperatingyou have been desperating
he/she/it has been desperatingthey have been desperating
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I desperatedwe desperated
you desperatedyou desperated
he/she/it desperatedthey desperated
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was desperatingwe were desperating
you were desperatingyou were desperating
he/she/it was desperatingthey were desperating
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had desperatedwe had desperated
you had desperatedyou had desperated
he/she/it had desperatedthey had desperated
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been desperatingwe had been desperating
you had been desperatingyou had been desperating
he/she/it had been desperatingthey had been desperating
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will desperatewe shall/will desperate
you will desperateyou will desperate
he/she/it will desperatethey will desperate
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be desperatingwe shall/will be desperating
you will be desperatingyou will be desperating
he/she/it will be desperatingthey will be desperating
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have desperatedwe shall/will have desperated
you will have desperatedyou will have desperated
he/she/it will have desperatedthey will have desperated
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been desperatingwe shall/will have been desperating
you will have been desperatingyou will have been desperating
he/she/it will have been desperatingthey will have been desperating
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would desperatewe should/would desperate
you would desperateyou would desperate
he/she/it would desperatethey would desperate
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be desperatingwe should/would be desperating
you would be desperatingyou would be desperating
he/she/it would be desperatingthey would be desperating
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have desperatedwe should/would have desperated
you would have desperatedyou would have desperated
he/she/it would have desperatedthey would have desperated
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been desperatingwe should/would have been desperating
you would have been desperatingyou would have been desperating
he/she/it would have been desperatingthey would have been desperating
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am desperatedwe are desperated
you are desperatedyou are desperated
he/she/it is desperatedthey are desperated
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being desperatedwe are being desperated
you are being desperatedyou are being desperated
he/she/it is being desperatedthey are being desperated
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been desperatedwe have been desperated
you have been desperatedyou have been desperated
he/she/it has been desperatedthey have been desperated
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was desperatedwe were desperated
you were desperatedyou were desperated
he/she/it was desperatedthey were desperated
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being desperatedwe were being desperated
you were being desperatedyou were being desperated
he/she/it was being desperatedthey were being desperated
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been desperatedwe had been desperated
you had been desperatedyou had been desperated
he/she/it had been desperatedthey had been desperated
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be desperatedwe shall/will be desperated
you will be desperatedyou will be desperated
he/she/it will be desperatedthey will be desperated
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been desperatedwe shall/will have been desperated
you will have been desperatedyou will have been desperated
he/she/it will have been desperatedthey will have been desperated