desert in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for desert in the English»French Dictionary

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 campaign N

desert campaign

campagne f menée dans le désert

desert boot N

desert boot

pataugas ® m

desert crossing N

desert crossing

traversée f du désert

desert rat N

1. desert rat ZOOL:

desert rat

gerboise f

2. desert rat Brit MIL:

desert rat

Rat m du désert (soldat britannique combattant dans le désert)

desert island N

desert island

île f déserte

Sinai desert

Sinai desert

désert m du Sinaï

Libyan Desert

Libyan Desert

désert m de Libye

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subdésertique

sub-desert attr

déserticole

desert attr

desert in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desert in the English»French Dictionary

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

desert island N

desert island

île f déserte

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a road across the desert

une route à travers le désert

Translations for desert in the French»English Dictionary

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désertique

desert

désert(e) île

desert

déserter cause, syndicat, parti

to desert

déserter

to desert

désert

desert

desert Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to desert to the enemy

passer dans le camp ennemi

a road across the desert

une route à travers le désert

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But heavy rain can turn to torrents sluicing off sun-baked desert or pavement into miles of flood channels constructed to protect homes and businesses.

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Dromedary bags are useful when traveling through the desert, but are generally too heavy for extended trips.

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This design allowed for a pleasant shopping experience in the dry summer heat as well as the cold high-desert winters.

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A number of desert-dwelling larks have evolved long bills, apparently to aid digging for food in a sandy environment.

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

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This area contains species of desert plants and animals in one location that otherwise would be unique to each of the three above-mentioned desert regions.

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Many systems show strong diurnal fluctuations and seasonal variations are most extreme in arctic, desert and temperate systems.

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The desert warthog is an important host of the tsetse fly, and in some parts of its range efforts are being made to reduce warthog numbers because of this.

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The herds were considered inferior at first, but these pastures were good for stock, and the land which seemed a desert was actually good fattening country.

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He is filthy, yet seems perfectly content as the horse drags him across the desert and through water crossings.

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