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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 FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, 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 / AmuletoAmuletoBolano, Roberto© EDITORIAL ANAGRAMA, S.A., 1999© Roberto Bolaño, 1999AmuletBolano, 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, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, 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, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, 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 CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, 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 / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, 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 negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
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be desperate for
necesitar desesperadamente
Word forms
desperate
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | desperated |
Imperative | desperate |
Present Participle (Participle I) | desperating |
Past Participle (Participle II) | desperated |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I desperate | we desperate |
you desperate | you desperate |
he/she/it desperates | they desperate |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am desperating | we are desperating |
you are desperating | you are desperating |
he/she/it is desperating | they are desperating |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have desperated | we have desperated |
you have desperated | you have desperated |
he/she/it has desperated | they have desperated |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been desperating | we have been desperating |
you have been desperating | you have been desperating |
he/she/it has been desperating | they have been desperating |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I desperated | we desperated |
you desperated | you desperated |
he/she/it desperated | they desperated |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was desperating | we were desperating |
you were desperating | you were desperating |
he/she/it was desperating | they were desperating |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had desperated | we had desperated |
you had desperated | you had desperated |
he/she/it had desperated | they had desperated |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been desperating | we had been desperating |
you had been desperating | you had been desperating |
he/she/it had been desperating | they had been desperating |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will desperate | we shall/will desperate |
you will desperate | you will desperate |
he/she/it will desperate | they will desperate |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be desperating | we shall/will be desperating |
you will be desperating | you will be desperating |
he/she/it will be desperating | they will be desperating |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have desperated | we shall/will have desperated |
you will have desperated | you will have desperated |
he/she/it will have desperated | they will have desperated |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been desperating | we shall/will have been desperating |
you will have been desperating | you will have been desperating |
he/she/it will have been desperating | they will have been desperating |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would desperate | we should/would desperate |
you would desperate | you would desperate |
he/she/it would desperate | they would desperate |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be desperating | we should/would be desperating |
you would be desperating | you would be desperating |
he/she/it would be desperating | they would be desperating |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have desperated | we should/would have desperated |
you would have desperated | you would have desperated |
he/she/it would have desperated | they would have desperated |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been desperating | we should/would have been desperating |
you would have been desperating | you would have been desperating |
he/she/it would have been desperating | they would have been desperating |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am desperated | we are desperated |
you are desperated | you are desperated |
he/she/it is desperated | they are desperated |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being desperated | we are being desperated |
you are being desperated | you are being desperated |
he/she/it is being desperated | they are being desperated |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been desperated | we have been desperated |
you have been desperated | you have been desperated |
he/she/it has been desperated | they have been desperated |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was desperated | we were desperated |
you were desperated | you were desperated |
he/she/it was desperated | they were desperated |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being desperated | we were being desperated |
you were being desperated | you were being desperated |
he/she/it was being desperated | they were being desperated |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been desperated | we had been desperated |
you had been desperated | you had been desperated |
he/she/it had been desperated | they had been desperated |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be desperated | we shall/will be desperated |
you will be desperated | you will be desperated |
he/she/it will be desperated | they will be desperated |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been desperated | we shall/will have been desperated |
you will have been desperated | you will have been desperated |
he/she/it will have been desperated | they will have been desperated |