hopelessly

[US]/ˈhəʊplɪslɪ/
[UK]/'hoplɪsli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. i en tilstand av desperasjon, uten håp, helt (med akcent)

Example Sentences

the campaign was hopelessly disorganized.

kampanjen var utrolig uorganisert.

the cancer is hopelessly advanced.

kreftene er utviklet så langt at det ikke er håp om helbredelse.

our whole approach is hopelessly unscientific.

hele vår tilnærming er håndterlig usystematisk.

everything in her wardrobe must be hopelessly out of date.

alt i hennes klode må være håndterlig for gammelt.

the public prosecutor's offices are hopelessly undermanned.

offisiene for offentlige anklager er håndterlig undermannede.

My children are hopelessly addicted to television.

Mine barn er håpløst avhengige av fjernsyn.

The amount of his remarks is that we are hopelessly beaten.

Mengden av hans kommentarer er at vi er håndterlig beseiret.

she was so shrewd in some ways, but hopelessly unworldly in others.

hun var så skarp på visse måter, men håndterlig ukjent på andre.

I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost.

Jeg hadde bilder av oss å bli håndterlig tapte.

My legs got hopelessly tangled in the rope.

Mine ben ble håndterlig knyttet i snora.

He was hopelessly impractical when it came to planning new projects.

Han var håpløst upraktisk når det gjaldt å planlegge nye prosjekter.

he was presented first of all as a hopelessly unqualified candidate and, secondly, as an extremist.

han ble fremstilt først og fremmest som en håndterlig udykt kandidat og, andre, som en ekstremist.

She never gets anywhere on time. She’s hopelessly disorganized.

Hun kommer aldri i tid. Hun er håndterlig uorganisert.

The fishing lines had become hopelessly entangled.

Fiskelinjene hadde blitt forventet knytt.

She’s hopelessly headstrong; she always gets up against people around her.

Hun er håndterlig hovedstyrk; hun står alltid opp mot folk rundt henne.

Real-world Examples

Harry glanced at Ron, who looked back hopelessly.

Harry så på Ron, som så tilbake uten håp.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Some remain hopelessly stuck in a loop of infantile foolishness.

Noen forblir hopelessly fast i en sirkel av barnslig dummhet.

Source: Focus on the Oscars

This would take hopelessly long to compute.

Dette ville ta hopelessly lang tid å beregne.

Source: Two-Minute Paper

" Though it probably was, " he added hopelessly.

" Selv om det sannsynligvis var det, " sa han hopelessly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

We were just hopelessly standing on the sidelines.

Vi stod bare hopelessly på sidekanten.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

Your city's puny army is hopelessly outmatched.

Din bys nakne hær er hopelessly overmatchet.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

" It's too late, Dobby, " Harry said hopelessly.

" Det er for sent, Dobby, " sa Harry hopelessly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material?

Hva kunne være mer hopelessly prosaiske og materielle?

Source: The Sign of the Four

As it is, our army is hopelessly outnumbered.

Så som det er, er vår hær hopelessly overflødige.

Source: Mulan 2

The tiny golden ball was held tight in his fist, beating its wings hopelessly against his fingers.

Den lille gylne ballen holdt fast i hans hånd, slår sine vinger hopelessly mot hans fingre.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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