On Tue, Feb 06, 2018 at 05:36:32PM +0200, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
'oqranD:
{QIl} v. "be desperate", as when there's no way out, they have nothing to lose.
Is there any other kind of desperate ? I'm asking since english is not my native language, in case I'm missing something with regards to the meaning of "desperate".
The word "desperate" can describe either a situation with the characteristics mentioned above (or a person in such a situation), or it can be used metaphorically to describe a person who really, really wants something. what I think Marc is trying to convey is that {QIl} only applies to the former case (although it's not clear from that snippet whether it refers to the situation or the person), and can't be used to translate a sentence like "I'm desperate for a coffee right now", which really just means that you really, really want some caffeine. - SapIr