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desperado
UK
/ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdəʊ/
US
/ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdoʊ/
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desperado
noun
desperadoes
pl
UK
/ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdəʊ/
US
/ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdoʊ/
hors-la-loi
Surtout dans le contexte du Far West ou d’un criminel audacieux.
The sheriff was determined to capture the desperado who had been terrorizing the town.
Le shérif était déterminé à capturer le hors-la-loi qui terrorisait la ville.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
bandit
Terme plus général, moins marqué par la couleur western.
désespéré
Sens figuré : personne poussée au désespoir, avec une audace téméraire.
Sinonimi
ruffian
scoundrel
lawbreaker
marauder
criminal
bandit
outlaw
Definizioni
desperado
noun
A bold, reckless criminal or outlaw, especially in the context of the American frontier.
The sheriff was determined to capture the desperado who had been terrorizing the town.
A person driven to desperation or exhibiting reckless boldness, not necessarily a criminal.
After losing everything in the stock market crash, he roamed the city like a desperado with nothing to lose.
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