O clima era de um quase desespero

English translation: The atmosphere was bordering on desperate

19:22 Mar 3, 2020
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: O clima era de um quase desespero
Descrevendo uma situação em que médicos estão fazendo de tudo para salvar um paciente
CicaBarth
Local time: 02:51
English translation:The atmosphere was bordering on desperate
Explanation:
common turn of phrase

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Richard Purdom
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Local time: 05:51
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2The atmosphere was bordering on desperate
Richard Purdom
3 +2There was an almost desperate atmosphere
Bruno Dutra
4 +1there was a feeling (an atmosphere) of almost utter despair !
Lara Barnett
5The weather was almost unbearable or, the atmosphere was almost of despair.
Natasha Ugalde Semionova
4 +1Everyone there was on the verge of despair.
Anderson Calixto
4the atmosphere was almost hopeless
Vittorio Ferretti
3 +1The mood was close to hopelessness
Marian Vieyra
4The atmosphere reeked of desperation setting in
Paul Dixon
3The atmosphere was short of despair/desperate
Ana Vozone
3The doctors were doing everything, but in a quasi despair basis
Clauwolf
3The atmosphere was all but desperate
Ariane Lesnyak
3it was an unbearable situation
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The atmosphere was short of despair/desperate


Explanation:
Sugestão.

He turned to Danny with a look that was short of desperate but not by much.

Example sentence(s):
  • I made this one because at one point in time I was short of despair and needed some more DR.
  • So when she said that was too nice a thing to happen in a world like ours, she meant Nancy to understand that her disheartenment was short of despair.
Ana Vozone
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
There was an almost desperate atmosphere


Explanation:
sugest


    Reference: http://https://www.linguee.com.br/portugues-ingles/search?so...
Bruno Dutra
Brazil
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agree  Tereza Rae
33 mins
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agree  Verginia Ophof
18 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the atmosphere was almost hopeless


Explanation:
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Vittorio Ferretti
Local time: 06:51
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The doctors were doing everything, but in a quasi despair basis


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The atmosphere was all but desperate


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Ariane Lesnyak
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
there was a feeling (an atmosphere) of almost utter despair !


Explanation:
Personally I would use "feeling of almost utter despair", because to say "there was a feeling" implies that in the present situation people are feeling this. But you can also say "atmosphere of almost utter despair."

"Utter" is commonly used alongside "despair" (and many other adjectives) to highlight or emphasise the sensation.

Example sentence(s):
  • "In fact, the hon. and gallant Gentleman created AN ATMOSPHERE OF ALMOST UTTER DESPAIR throughout the Committee, and in apologetic tones he told us that..."
  • "But if you are down rather than depressed you should be able to see light at the end of the tunnel, rather than a FEELING OF UTTER DESPAIR."

    https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1938-07-25/debates/ee73ced4-63e0-4644-994e-2b9f7a8530fe/ClassVi
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-131576/Are-depressed--just-down.html
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
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agree  Felipe Tomasi
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
The weather was almost unbearable or, the atmosphere was almost of despair.


Explanation:
Explanation

Example sentence(s):
  • o clima era de um quase insuportável.

    Reference: http://comoescribirbien.com/
Natasha Ugalde Semionova
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The mood was close to hopelessness


Explanation:
Quase can have several meanings: almost, hardly, among


    https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/portugues-ingles/quase
Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:51
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  Rui Pedro: The mood was one of near hopelessness
2 days 19 hrs
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it was an unbearable situation


Explanation:
https://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/translation/unbearab...

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Everyone there was on the verge of despair.


Explanation:
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Anderson Calixto
Brazil
Local time: 02:51
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agree  Nick Taylor
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The atmosphere was bordering on desperate


Explanation:
common turn of phrase

https://lapostexaminer.com/refugee-children-bordering-desper...

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 05:51
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof
15 hrs
  -> thanks!

agree  Paul Dixon: I would say '...bordering on THE desperate'.
16 hrs
  -> Yes, you're right, thanks
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The atmosphere reeked of desperation setting in


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
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