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deserts

/ˈdɛz.əts/

/ˈdɛz.ɚts/

Translations

desertnoun

deserts

/ˈdɛz.ət/

/ˈdɛz.ɚt/

(homograph; do not confuse with "dessert" /dɪˈzɜːt/ – sweet course)

désert

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.

Le Sahara est le plus grand désert chaud du monde.

Additional translations

juste rétributionAu pluriel, sens littéraire ou soutenu.

désertAu sens figuré.

Synonyms

barren land

wasteland

wilderness

desolation

dry land

desertverb

deserts

deserted

Past Simple

deserted

Past Participle

deserting

Gerund

/dɪˈzɜːt/

/dɪˈzɝːt/

(homograph)

déserter

He decided to desert the army and flee the country.

Il a décidé de déserter l'armée et de fuir le pays.

Additional translations

abandonnerQuand il s'agit de quitter une personne, une cause ou un lieu.

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Definitions

desertnoun

A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.

A desolate or forsaken place or situation.

The abandoned town felt like a desert of human activity.

A reward or punishment that is considered to be deserved in view of one's actions, usually appearing in the plural form "deserts".

At last the villain received his just deserts.

desertverb

To abandon a person, cause, or organization in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

He decided to desert the army and flee the country.

To leave a place, causing it to appear empty.

As the storm approached, the beachgoers began to desert the shore.