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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdésespéré
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dez-es-pe-re
"Le desperado a fui dans les montagnes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A reckless, desperate outlaw or criminal, especially one belonging to the old American West.
"The sheriff formed a posse to track down the dangerous desperado who had robbed the stagecoach." - 2
A bold person who is prone to taking reckless, high-stakes risks.
"He played the stock market like a financial desperado, risking his entire fortune on a single trade."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from a pseudo-Spanish alteration of the Spanish 'desesperado', meaning 'desperate'. The term entered English in the 19th century, particularly popularized in the American Old West to describe reckless, outlaw criminals who had nothing left to lose.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Desperado" is said worldwide
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Verwegener
Transliteration: fer-ve-ge-ner
"Der Gesetzlose lebte das Leben eines Desperados."
désespéré
Transliteration: dez-es-pe-re
"Le desperado a fui dans les montagnes."
disperato
Transliteration: dis-pe-ra-to
"Il desperado cercava rifugio oltre il confine."
forajido
Transliteration: fo-ra-hi-do
"El forajido escapó a caballo hacia el desierto."
fora da lei
Transliteration: fo-ra da lei
"O desperado era procurado em todo o estado."
खूंखार अपराधी
Transliteration: khoonkhar apradhi
"वह desperado पुलिस से छिपता फिर रहा है।"
亡命徒
Transliteration: wáng mìng tú
"这个亡命徒在抢劫后逃跑了。"
무법자
Transliteration: mubeopja
"그 무법자는 마을 주민들을 두려움에 떨게 했다."
凶悪犯
Transliteration: kyōakuhan
"そのデスペラードは荒野へと馬を走らせた。"
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