desert island in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for desert island in the English»Spanish Dictionary

desert island N

desert island

isla f desierta

Translations for desert island in the English»Spanish Dictionary

they were shipwrecked on a desert island

acabaron en una isla desierta tras naufragar

let's pretend we're on a desert island

vamos a hacer (cuenta de) que estamos en una isla desierta

they were cast away on a desert island

llegaron a una isla desierta tras naufragar

Translations for desert island in the Spanish»English Dictionary

isla desierta

desert island

Translations for desert island in the English»Spanish Dictionary

island [Am ˈaɪlənd, Brit ˈʌɪlənd] N

1. island GEOG:

island

isla f

an island of sanity in the midst of the urban chaos

un remanso en medio del caos urbano

attr island communities tend to be conservative

las comunidades insulares tienden a ser conservadoras

he was welcomed by the island community

los isleños le dieron la bienvenida

2. island (in road):

island

isla f

I.desert¹ [Am dəˈzərt, Brit dɪˈzəːt] VB trans

1. desert form place:

desert

abandonar

desert

huir de

2. desert:

desert post/friend/family

abandonar

desert cause/party/duty

desertar de

3. desert (fail):

desert

abandonar

his courage deserted him

su valor lo abandonó

II.desert¹ [Am dəˈzərt, Brit dɪˈzəːt] VB intr MIL

desert

desertar

they deserted in droves to the rebels

hubo una deserción masiva hacia el bando rebelde

desert² [Am ˈdɛzərt, Brit ˈdɛzət] N

1. desert GEOG:

desert

desierto m

desert attr region/climate

desértico

desert tribe/sand

del desierto

2. desert (desolate place, state):

desert

desierto m

desert island in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desert island in the English»Spanish Dictionary

island [ˈaɪlənd] N

island

isla f

island of calm fig

refugio m de paz

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

desert

desertar

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

1. desert MIL:

desert

desertar de

2. desert (abandon):

desert

abandonar

desert one's post

retirarse de

luck deserted me

la suerte me abandonó

to desert sb (for sb else)

dejar a alguien (por otra persona)

desert² [ˈdezət, Am -ɚt] N

desert

desierto m

desert plant/animal

planta/animal del desierto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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They strand on a desert island where they manage to establish a perfectly working state.

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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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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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The show was set on a desert island.

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

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Set on a desert island with a group of beachcombers as the main characters, the strip addressed serious issues of its time.

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

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