What does desamparado in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word desamparado in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use desamparado in Portuguese.

The word desamparado in Portuguese means helpless, desesperado, lastimável, sem auxílio, sem auxílio, desamparado, sozinho, só, impotente, desamparado, negligenciado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word desamparado

helpless

adjetivo (sem amparo, desprotegido)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

desesperado, lastimável

adjective (sad, miserable)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Você parece tão desesperado. O que aconteceu?
You look so forlorn; what happened?

sem auxílio

adjective (without help)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
The explorer is planning to undertake a journey across Antarctica unaided.

sem auxílio

adjective (done without help)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)

desamparado, sozinho, só

adjective (without anyone's assistance)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The man is attempting to sail around the world unsupported.

impotente

adjective (unable to do things) (incapaz de agir)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Jim was totally helpless in the kitchen.

desamparado, negligenciado

adjective (unloved, friendless)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

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