desert island in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for desert island in the English»French Dictionary

desert island N

desert island

île f déserte

Translations for desert island in the French»English Dictionary

île déserte

desert island

Translations for desert island in the English»French Dictionary

island [Brit ˈʌɪlənd, Am ˈaɪlənd] N

1. island:

island

île f

island (small)

îlot m

island of peace/hope fig

îlot de paix/d'espoir

island of peace/hope attr (of particular island)

de l'île

island of peace/hope (of islands generally)

des îles

an island community

une communauté insulaire

the island community

les habitants de l'île

2. island TRANSP → traffic island

no man is an island

on ne peut pas se passer des autres

See also traffic island

traffic island N TRANSP

traffic island

refuge m

I.desert N [Brit ˈdɛzət, Am ˈdɛzərt] (all contexts)

desert

désert m

II.desert ADJ attr [Brit ˈdɛzət, Am ˈdɛzərt]

desert region

désertique

desert flora, fauna

du désert

III.desert VB trans [Brit dɪˈzəːt, Am dəˈzərt]

desert

abandonner (for pour)

desert

déserter

desert MIL post

abandonner

our luck deserted us

la chance nous a abandonnés

his appetite deserted him

il a perdu l'appétit

has she deserted you again? hum

elle t'a encore abandonné? hum

IV.desert VB intr [Brit dɪˈzəːt, Am dəˈzərt]

desert soldier:

déserter

desert politician:

faire défection

to desert to the enemy camp

passer à l'ennemi

desert island in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desert island in the English»French Dictionary

desert island N

desert island

île f déserte

Translations for desert island in the English»French Dictionary

island [ˈaɪlənd] N a. fig

island

île f

I.desert¹ [dɪˈzɜ:t, Am -ˈzɜ:rt] VB intr

desert

déserter

to desert to the enemy

passer dans le camp ennemi

II.desert¹ [dɪˈzɜ:t, Am -ˈzɜ:rt] VB trans

1. desert (run away from duty):

desert the army, one's post

déserter

2. desert (abandon):

desert

abandonner

desert² [ˈdezət, Am -ɚt] N a. fig

desert

désert m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has the appearance of a classic paradise desert island and has been photographed for use in print medium in a number of advertising campaigns.

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The term desert island therefore typically refers to an undiscovered island.

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Alone on a desert island, he fights to survive, eating the local, tropical vegetation.

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The show was set on a desert island.

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The four men set ashore on a desert island.

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Three days later they arrived at another desert island, which was inhabited by savage beasts hostile to man.

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When the two and some others are shipwrecked on a desert island, they are left to fend for themselves in a state of nature.

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While the original game took place in a nondescript building, the sequels transposed the action to a polar setting and a desert island.

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Ranging from asking a girl out to surviving on a desert island, the boys are always doing something different.

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The storyline depicts young innocent children which turn into savages when they are stranded on a desert island.

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