hoffnungsloser Fall — meaning in English
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English meaning
- goner noun Someone or something considered beyond saving — doomed to fail, break, or die.
Senses
hoffnungsloser Fall is used for these senses in English:
- basket case (colloquial) An institution or country in a bad condition or difficult situation (economically, financially or otherwise). [from 20th c.]
- goner (informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.