desperado
desperádo with stress marks
desperate man
Usage Note
Desperado, from Spanish desesperado, describes a man driven to reckless or extreme behavior by desperation. The masculine form is perhaps the more internationally recognizable spelling, though in Filipino usage both desperado and desperada appear in colloquial speech and popular music. Desperada is the feminine form.
Examples
" Desperado na siyang humanap ng trabaho. "
Natural Translation
He is already desperate to find work.
Literal Translation
Desperate already he to-look-for of work.
" Desperado na ang negosyante. "
Natural Translation
The businessman is already desperate.
Literal Translation
Desperate already the businessman.
" Naging desperado ang lalaki nang mawalan siya ng trabaho at malaki pa ang kanyang utang sa bangko. "
Natural Translation
The man became desperate when he lost his job and still had a large debt at the bank.
Literal Translation
Became desperate the man when lost he of work and big still the his debt at bank.
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