Translations for „desert“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . desert¹ [dɪˈzɜːrt, Brit -ˈzɜːt] VB intr MIL

desert

desertar

II . desert¹ [dɪˈzɜːrt, Brit -ˈzɜːt] VB trans

desert

abandonar

he deserted his fellow soldiers

ele abandonou seus companheiros do Exército

please don't desert me!

por favor não me abandone!

desert² [ˈdezərt, Brit -zət] N

desert

deserto m

Usage examples with desert

to desert one's post MIL

desertar do cargo

please don't desert me!

por favor não me abandone!

the Sahara (Desert)

o (deserto do) Saara

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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Campus spaces serve as virtual laboratories for the study of desert development, biological sciences and the symbiotic relationship between environment and community.

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Environmental circumscription occurs when an area of productive agricultural land is surrounded by a less productive area such as the mountains, desert, or sea.

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

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Colour first appears once the scene changes to a lone blonde in the blue sky desert.

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The desert is quite windy as well, a result of the rain shadow effect and descending cool mountain air.

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Above the desert scrub and up to is a pinyon pine forest and one seed juniper woodland.

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