desert rat in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for desert rat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

desert rat N

1. desert rat ZOOL:

desert rat

jerbo m

2. desert rat Brit:

desert rat HISTORY, MIL

rata f del desierto

Translations for desert rat 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

rat [Am ræt, Brit rat] N

1. rat ZOOL:

rat

rata f

like a drowned rat inf

como un pollo mojado inf

like rats leaving a sinking ship

como alma que lleva el diablo

to smell a rat

oler(se) algo sospechoso

I could smell a rat

(me) olí algo sospechoso

I could smell a rat

me olió a gato encerrado

2. rat (person):

rat inf

rata f de alcantarilla inf

rat inf

canalla mf inf

desert rat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desert rat 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

rat [ræt] N

1. rat (animal):

rat

rata f

2. rat (person):

rat

canalla mf

Phrases:

I smell a rat

aquí hay gato encerrado

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This brigade wore a black desert rat on a red oval.

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