desperate, distraught
It’s a desperate situation.
Mi sono chiesta su chi potevo contare, ero disperata.
I wondered who I could count on; I was desperate.
— Tre colori - Film blu (1993)
Era alla disperata ricerca di attenzioni da parte di suo padre come lei?
Was he as desperate for attention from his father as she was?
— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
Mary disse che si sentiva disperata.
Mary said she felt desperate.
Tom sapeva che ero disperata.
Tom knew I was desperate.
Mi ha detto che era disperata.
She told me she was desperate.
Mary ammise che era disperata.
Mary admitted she was desperate.