See also: désespérante

Spanish

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Etymology

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From desesperar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /desespeˈɾante/ [d̪e.ses.peˈɾãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: de‧ses‧pe‧ran‧te

Adjective

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desesperante m or f (masculine and feminine plural desesperantes)

  1. infuriating, exasperating
    Synonym: exasperante
    • 2015 July 22, “Preferiría no hacerlo”, in El País[1]:
      Salvo en esas coyunturas, la mayor parte del tiempo el gobierno ha mostrado una desesperante desidia para utilizar su cacareado oficio político.
      Save in those circumstances, the majority of the time the government has demonstrated an maddening disinterest in using its crowed-about political role.

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