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despaired

[dɪ'speəd]

прил.

безнадёжный; безысходный; бесперспективный, безвыходный

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Now she would not be pregnant—but she had also despaired of finding happiness with Columbus.
Теперь она не ждала ребенка и отчаялась найти счастье с Колумбом.
Card, Orson Scott / Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher ColumbusКард, Орсон Скот / Искупление Христофора Колумба
Искупление Христофора Колумба
Кард, Орсон Скот
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
Card, Orson Scott
© 1996 by Orson Scott Card

He clang feverishly to the netting. Mrs. Weldon, sustained by Hercules, continued to watch that land almost despaired of.
Дик крепко ухватился за поручни; миссис Уэлдон поддерживал Геркулес, она не сводила глаз с земли, которую уже не чаяла увидеть.
Verne, Jules / Dick Sand, or A Captain at FifteenВерн, Жюль / Пятнадцатилетний капитан
Пятнадцатилетний капитан
Верн, Жюль
© Художественная литература, 1954
Dick Sand, or A Captain at Fifteen
Verne, Jules
© 2006 Biblio Bazaar

He himself despaired of ever rising to such a height of roughness, and so he simply left her, hiding her images and deserting her altar.
Священник отчаялся когда-либо возвыситься до этой грубости: он только просто покинул мадонну, запрятал ее изображения, забросил ее алтарь.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

He despaired at parting from so good a master, who had become his intimate friend; but the pleasure of serving him prevailed over the pain of leaving him.
Он был в отчаянии, что надо разлучиться с добрым господином, который сделался его задушевным другом; но радостное сознание, что он будет полезен Кандиду, превозмогло скорбь.
Voltaire / CandideВольтер / Кандид
Кандид
Вольтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1965
Candide
Voltaire
© 1918 by BONI & LIVERIGHT, INC.

He understood and despaired.
Стефано сразу все понял, и его охватило отчаяние.
Rollins, James / Judas StrainРоллинс, Джеймс / Печать Иуды
Печать Иуды
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski
© С. Саксин, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Judas Strain
Rollins, James
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski

Dane had despaired of making her understand.
Дэйн приходил в отчаяние, пытаясь объяснить ей, что он чувствует.
Bradley, Marion,Zimmer, Paul Edwin / The SurvivorsБрэдли, Марион,Зиммер, Пол Э. / Уцелевшие
Уцелевшие
Брэдли, Марион,Зиммер, Пол Э.
The Survivors
Bradley, Marion,Zimmer, Paul Edwin
© 1979, by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Paul Edward Zimmer

I had not despaired, nor had I yet conceived the idea of returning if set free.
Я еще не отчаялся достичь цели и не думал о возвращении, если б нам удалось высвободиться.
Shelley, Mary / Frankenstein; or, the Modern PrometheusШелли, Мэри / Франкенштейн, или Современный Прометей
Франкенштейн, или Современный Прометей
Шелли, Мэри
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus
Shelley, Mary

I should have been burnt, but you may remember it rained exceedingly hard when they were going to roast me; the storm was so violent that they despaired of lighting the fire, so I was hanged because they could do no better.
— Разумеется, меня собирались сжечь, но помните, когда настало время превратить мою персону в жаркое, хлынул дождь. Ливень был так силен, что не смогли раздуть огонь, и тогда, потеряв надежду сжечь, меня повесили.
Voltaire / CandideВольтер / Кандид
Кандид
Вольтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1965
Candide
Voltaire
© 1918 by BONI & LIVERIGHT, INC.

I daresay my parents had despaired of producing an heir and were jubilant when I finally put in an appearance.
Родители, полагаю, были на седьмом небе от счастья, когда я родился, ибо к тому времени уже отчаялись произвести на свет наследника.
Balogh, Mary / Simply MagicБэлоу, Мэри / Просто волшебство
Просто волшебство
Бэлоу, Мэри
Simply Magic
Balogh, Mary
© 2007 by Mary Balogh

I had had moments of blind despair and had taken bold actions, but after the momentum of those actions had ceased, I had felt as vulnerable as ever.
У меня были моменты слепого отчаяния, когда я действовал смело, но после того, как эти действия заканчивались, я чувствовал себя таким же уязвимым, как всегда.
Castaneda, Carlos / The second ring of powerКастанеда, Карлос / Второе кольцо силы
Второе кольцо силы
Кастанеда, Карлос
© 1977 by Carlos Castaneda
© "София", 2008
© ООО Издательство "София", 2008
The second ring of power
Castaneda, Carlos
© 1977 by Carlos Castaneda

But his laughter was quickly followed by despair.
Смех, впрочем, тотчас же сменился отчаянием.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media

In this despair there was nothing theological.
Религия тут ни при чем.
Greene, Henry Graham / The ComediansГрин, Генри Грэм / Комедианты
Комедианты
Грин, Генри Грэм
© Издательство "ЛЕНИЗДАТ", 1985
The Comedians
Greene, Henry Graham
© Graham Greene, 1965, 1966

'We should never despair of sinners,' said Abbe Mouret, all inward peacefulness, as he leisurely walked on.
– Никогда не следует отчаиваться в спасении грешников, – возразил аббат Муре, шествовавший мелкими шажками, сохраняя душевное спокойствие.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Devil take the thing!" he added, in a tempest of despair, "it will all be burnt up in a minute -It's burning, it's burning!"
- Ч-чоррт возьми! Горит, всё сгорит! - вскричал он, увидев пламя.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

He knew not what the future might hold in store for him; but such was his resentment against Rosamund that there was no room in his bosom for despair.
Он не знал, что ждет его в будущем, но его гнев против Розамунды был столь велик, что в сердце его не оставалось места отчаянию.
Sabatini, Rafael / The Sea-HawkСабатини, Рафаэль / Морской ястреб
Морской ястреб
Сабатини, Рафаэль
© Тихонов Н Н., наследники, 2008
© ООО "Издательский дом «Вече», 2008
The Sea-Hawk
Sabatini, Rafael
© 2007 BiblioBazaar

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despaired

dɪ'speədAdjectiveбезнадёжный; безысходный; бесперспективный; безвыходный

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blank despair

полное отчаяние

be in despair

отчаиваться

behavioral despair test

тест поведенческого отчаяния

Word forms

despair

verb

Basic forms
Past	despaired
Imperative	despair
Present Participle (Participle I)	despairing
Past Participle (Participle II)	despaired

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I despair	we despair
you despair	you despair
he/she/it despairs	they despair

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am despairing	we are despairing
you are despairing	you are despairing
he/she/it is despairing	they are despairing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
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
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
I despaired	we despaired
you despaired	you despaired
he/she/it despaired	they despaired

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was despairing	we were despairing
you were despairing	you were despairing
he/she/it was despairing	they were despairing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I am despaired	we are despaired
you are despaired	you are despaired
he/she/it is despaired	they are despaired

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
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
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
I was despaired	we were despaired
you were despaired	you were despaired
he/she/it was despaired	they were despaired

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
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
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
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
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

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despaired

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