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Italian
Etymology
From Latin dēsperāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.speˈra.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: di‧spe‧rà‧re
Verb
disperàre (first-person singular present dispèro, first-person singular past historic disperài, past participle disperàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, intransitive) (also with or ) to no longer have hope to achieve or obtain (something); to despair; to give up hope
- Antonym: confidare
- i medici disperavano di salvarlo ― the rescuers lost hope of saving him
- non disperate, andrà tutto bene ― don't lose hope, everything will be ok
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Romanian
Etymology
From dispera + -re.
Noun
disperare f (plural disperări)
- despair
Declension