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desertion

/dɪˈzɜːʃən/

/dɪˈzɜrʃən/

Translations

desertionnoun

desertions

désertionTerme courant, surtout dans le contexte militaire ; s’emploie aussi pour l’abandon d’une cause, d’un projet ou d’un groupe.

He was sentenced to five years in prison for desertion during wartime.

Il a été condamné à cinq ans de prison pour désertion pendant la guerre.

Additional translations

désolationSens littéraire rare : état de lieu abandonné, désert, sans vie.

Synonyms

desertionadjective

/dɪˈzɜːʃən/

/dɪˈzɜrʃən/

Used attributively before a noun to denote something relating to or characterized by desertion (e.g., "desertion rate").

abandonSens qualificatif rare, dans des contextes comme le taux ou le phénomène de désertion.

The army is trying to reduce its desertion rate.

L’armée essaie de réduire son taux d’abandon.

desertionnoun

The act of leaving one's duty, post, or responsibilities without permission and with the intention of not returning, especially in the armed forces.

He was sentenced to five years in prison for desertion during wartime.

The act of abandoning a person, cause, or organization, regarded as an act of betrayal.

Her sudden desertion of the project left the rest of the team scrambling.

The state or condition of being deserted or abandoned; desolation.

Years of neglect had reduced the village to a haunting desertion.

desertionadjective

Relating to or characterized by desertion or the absence caused by it.

The army is trying to reduce its desertion rate.