hopeless

sin esperanza, irremediable

Que no tiene posibilidades reales de éxito o mejora.

En inglés sencillo: Having no real chance of success or improvement.

• The situation seemed hopeless.
• Repairing the ruined boat was a hopeless task.
• They kept fighting even when their cause looked hopeless.

Sinónimos: impossible, futile

Antónimos: promising

Expresiones frecuentes: hopeless situation, hopeless task, hopeless cause

desesperanzado, desesperado

Que siente que nada bueno sucederá y que no vale la pena seguir intentándolo.

En inglés sencillo: Feeling that nothing good will happen and there is no reason to keep trying.

• I felt hopeless.
• She grew hopeless after months without work.
• Do you feel hopeless about your future?

Sinónimos: despairing, despondent

Antónimos: hopeful

Expresiones frecuentes: feel hopeless, utterly hopeless

malísimo, inepto

Que hace muy mal una actividad o un trabajo.

En inglés sencillo: Very bad at an activity or job.

• I am hopeless at cooking.
• He was a hopeless driver when he first started.
• Are you as hopeless with numbers as I am?

Cómo se usa: hopeless at something (I am hopeless at tennis.); hopeless at doing something (She is hopeless at remembering names.); hopeless with something (He is hopeless with computers.)

Sinónimos: unskilled, incompetent, inept

Antónimos: skilled, competent

Expresiones frecuentes: hopeless at something, hopeless cook, hopeless with something

incorregible

Que no puede o no quiere cambiar su conducta, aunque reciba consejos o cometa errores repetidos.

En inglés sencillo: Unable or unwilling to change your behavior, even after repeated advice or mistakes.

• You are hopeless!
• He forgot her birthday again; he really is hopeless.
• I have explained it ten times, but you are hopeless.

Sinónimos: incorrigible

Expresiones frecuentes: you are hopeless, hopeless with someone

incurable, empedernido

Que tiene una enfermedad imposible de curar o una tendencia muy arraigada que no puede cambiarse.

En inglés sencillo: Having a condition or strong tendency that cannot be cured or changed.

• She is a hopeless romantic.
• The doctor described him as a hopeless addict.
• Even after repeated disappointments, he remained a hopeless dreamer.

Sinónimos: incurable

Antónimos: curable

Expresiones frecuentes: hopeless romantic, hopeless addict, hopeless dreamer