desert in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for desert in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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 boots N npl

desert boots

botas bajas de ante

desert rat N

1. desert rat ZOOL:

desert rat

jerbo m

2. desert rat Brit:

desert rat HISTORY, MIL

rata f del desierto

desert island N

desert island

isla f desierta

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the pitiless desert sun

el implacable sol del desierto

sun-baked road/desert

calcinado

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isla desierta

desert island

desertizar

to turn into desert

desértico (desértica) zona/clima

desert attr

la superficie presentaba un aspecto desértico

the surface had a desert-like appearance

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Translations for desert in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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waterless desert/wasteland

desierto/páramo árido

the Sahara (Desert)

el Sáhara

the desert was the last redoubt of the gaggle ex

el desierto se convirtió en el último reducto de la manada

to desert one's post MIL

desertar del puesto

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desértico (-a)

desert

desertar

to desert

desertar de

to desert from

desierto

desert

el desierto de Arabia

the Arabian Desert

el desierto de Gobi

the Gobi Desert

el desierto del Sáhara

the Sahara Desert

el desierto de Sonora

the Sonoran Desert

desierto (-a)

desert

desert Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the desert was the last redoubt of the gaggle ex

el desierto se convirtió en el último reducto de la manada

the Sahara (Desert)

el Sáhara

to desert sb (for sb else)

dejar a alguien (por otra persona)

to desert one's post MIL

desertar del puesto

waterless desert/wasteland

desierto/páramo árido

desert plant/animal

planta/animal del desierto

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English

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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It is a close relative of the desert locust, which is in the same genus.

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

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Thousands joined them in the desert, mostly men but also a handful of women.

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This proposal entails the construction of a massive combined air-rail-sea logistical center to be located in the desert north of the city.

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

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Salt-weathering simulations under hot desert conditions: agents of enlightenment or perpetuators of preconceptions?

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