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I 1. ['dezət] сущ.пустыня; пустынный район2. ['dezət] прил.arid / dry desert — безводная пустыня
1) заброшенный, покинутыйSyn:2) необитаемый, безлюдныйHe fell asleep in a desert wood. — Он заснул в глухом лесу.
Syn:3) бесплодный, неплодородный (о земле, почве)Syn:4) поэт. сухой, невыразительный3. [dɪ'zɜːt] гл.desert authors — скучные авторы, невыразительные писатели
1) покидать, оставлять; бросать ( семью); сдавать, оставлять ( территорию)In the presence of Socrates, his thoughts seemed to desert him. — Казалось, что в присутствии Сократа его мысли покидали его.
Optimism never deserted him. — Оптимизм никогда его не покидал.
Syn:2) воен. дезертировать; покинуть пост, оставить вахту ( без разрешения)He deserted from his regiment. — Он дезертировал из полка.
He deserted in the midst of the battle. — Он дезертировал в самый разгар битвы.
3) полит.; шотл. объявить перерыв в работе4) потерять юридическую силу, перестать быть действеннымII [dɪ'zɜːt] сущ.1) достоинство, преимуществоI visited him as a man of desert. — Я пришел к нему как к достойному человеку.
Syn:2) хороший или дурной поступок ( обычно заслуживающий награды или наказания)3) ( deserts) то, что заслужено ( награда или наказание)He has got his just deserts. — Он получил по заслугам.
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1. n пустыня2. n сухая, неинтересная тема3. a пустынный, безлюдный, необитаемый4. a голый; бесплодный5. a уст. покинутый, брошенный; оставленный6. a обитающий в пустыне7. v бросать, покидать; бежать8. v оставлять, покидать9. v дезертировать; оставлять; изменять; становиться перебежчиком10. n обыкн. pl заслуга, достоинство11. n обыкн. pl то, что человек заслужил; награда; наказаниеСинонимический ряд:1. barren (adj.) arid; barren; desolate; forsaken; infertile; naked; uninhabited; wild2. retribution (noun) chastisement; penalty; retribution3. reward (noun) compensation; due; merit; reward4. waste (noun) badland; barren; dunes; Sahara; sand; solitude; waste; wasteland; wild; wild land; wilderness; wildness5. abandon (verb) abandon; AWOL; chuck; fail; forsake; give up; leave; leave behind; quit; renounce; run away; throw over6. defect (verb) apostatize; defect; depart; escape; rat; repudiate; tergiversate; tergiverse; turnАнтонимический ряд:abide; care for; continue; dwell; field; garden; lush; oasis; pasture; penalty; remain; stay; wait -
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1. n пустырь, пустошь2. n амер. песчаная равнина, покрытая кустарникомpine barren — песчаная равнина, поросшая соснами
3. a бесплодный, неспособный к деторождениюa literal, rather barren mind — педантичный, бесплодный ум
4. a яловый; бесплодный; непроизводительный5. a бот. бесплодный; бессемянныйbarren trees — деревья, не приносящие плодов
6. a спец. стерильный7. a бесплодный, неплодородный, тощийbarren land — бесплодная земля; тощие почвы
8. a бедный; лишённыйbarren of interest — скучный, совершенно неинтересный
9. a пустой, бессодержательныйbarren praise — пустые похвалы, ничего не стоящие комплименты
10. a скучный, равнодушный, бессодержательный, глупый11. a бесполезный, невыгодный12. a горн. непродуктивный; не содержащий полезного ископаемого, пустойbarren gap — участок месторождения, не содержащий нефти
Синонимический ряд:1. deficient (adj.) deficient; lacking2. desolate (adj.) arid; desert; desolate; devoid of life; lean; poor; waste3. dull (adj.) bereft of interest; dry; dull; ineffectual; insipid; stupid; uninteresting; useless; worthless4. infertile (adj.) childless; effete; hardscrabble; impotent; infecund; infertile; sterile; unbearing; unfertile; unfruitful; unproductive5. vain (adj.) bootless; fruitless; futile; ineffective; unavailing; unsuccessful; vain6. wanting (adj.) bare; bereft; destitute; devoid; empty; innocent; stark; void; wanting7. waste (noun) badland; desert; waste; wasteland; wild; wild land; wilderness; wildnessАнтонимический ряд:abounding; fertile; interesting; lavish; productive -
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I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) forlade; svigte; lade i stikken2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) flygte; desertere•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) ørken; ørken-* * *I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) forlade; svigte; lade i stikken2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) flygte; desertere•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) ørken; ørken- -
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I noun in pl.(what is deserved) Verdienste Pl.II 1. nounget one's [just] deserts — das bekommen, was man verdient hat
Wüste, die; (fig.) Einöde, die2. adjectivethe Sahara desert — die Wüste Sahara
öde; Wüsten[klima, -stamm]III 1. transitive verbverlassen; im Stich lassen [Frau, Familie usw.]2. intransitive verb[Soldat:] desertieren* * *I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) verlassen2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) fahnenflüchtig werden•- academic.ru/19848/deserted">deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) die Wüste* * *de·sert1[dɪˈzɜ:t, AM dɪˈzɜ:rt]I. vi desertierento \desert from the army von der Armee desertierento \desert to the enemy zum Feind überlaufenII. vt1. (run away from duty)▪ to \desert sth etw verlassento \desert the army desertieren2. (abandon)3. (fail)▪ to \desert sb jdn im Stich lassenmy courage \deserted me mein Mut ließ mich im Stichdes·ert2[ˈdezət, AM -ɚt]I. nthis town is a cultural/an intellectual \desert diese Stadt ist eine kulturelle/intellektuelle Wüste* * *I ['dezət] Wüste f2. adj attrWüsten- II [dɪ'zɜːt]1. vt(= leave) verlassen; (= abandon) person, cause, party im Stich lassendesertieren, Fahnenflucht begehenby the time the police arrived the place was deserted — als die Polizei eintraf, war niemand mehr da
to desert to the rebels — zu den Rebellen überlaufen
* * *desert1 [dıˈzɜːt; US dıˈzɜrt]A v/t1. verlassen, im Stich lassen:desert the colo(u)rs MIL fahnenflüchtig werdenB v/i2. überlaufen, -gehen ( beide:to zu)desert2 [dıˈzɜːt; US dıˈzɜrt] s1. Verdienst n2. Wert m, Verdienst n:be judged according to one’s desert nach seinem Verdienst eingeschätzt werden3. get one’s just deserts seinen (gerechten) Lohn bekommendesert3 [ˈdezə(r)t]A s1. Wüste f2. Ödland n, Öde f:our town is a cultural desert in unserer Stadt tut sich kulturell überhaupt nichtsB adj1. Wüsten…:2. öde, wüst, verödet, verlassen:desert island einsame Insel* * *I noun in pl.(what is deserved) Verdienste Pl.II 1. nounget one's [just] deserts — das bekommen, was man verdient hat
Wüste, die; (fig.) Einöde, die2. adjectiveöde; Wüsten[klima, -stamm]III 1. transitive verbverlassen; im Stich lassen [Frau, Familie usw.]2. intransitive verb[Soldat:] desertieren* * *adj.wüst adj. n.Einöde -n f.Wüste -n f.Öde -n f. v.im Stich lassen ausdr.verlassen v. -
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I di'zə:t verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) abandonar2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) desertar•- deserted- deserter
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II 'dezət noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; (also adjective) desert plants.) desiertodesert n desiertotr['dezət]1 desierto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdesert island isla desierta————————tr[dɪ'zɜːt]2 (quality, attribute) abandonar1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL desertardesert [di'zərt] vt: abandonar (una persona o un lugar), desertar de (una causa, etc.)desert vi: desertardesert ['dɛzərt] adj: desiertoa desert island: una isla desiertadesert n1) ['dɛzərt] : desierto m (en geografía)n.• desierto s.m.• despoblado s.m.• yermo s.m.v.• abandonar v.• dejar v.• desamparar v.• desertar v.
I 'dezərt, 'dezətnoun ( Geog) desierto m; (before n) <region, climate> desértico; <tribe, sand> del desierto
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1. dɪ'zɜːrt, dɪ'zɜːta) (frml) \<\<place\>\> abandonar, huir* deb) \<\<family\>\> abandonar; \<\<cause\>\> desertar de
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vi ( Mil) desertar
I ['dezǝt]1.N desierto m2.CPD [climate, region] desértico; [tribe, people] del desiertodesert boots NPL — botines mpl de ante
desert island N — isla f desierta
desert rat N — (Mil) rata f del desierto
II [dɪ'zɜːt]1.VT (Mil, Jur etc) desertar de; [+ person] abandonarhis courage deserted him — su valor le abandonó or se esfumó
2.VI (Mil) desertar ( from de) (to a)* * *
I ['dezərt, 'dezət]noun ( Geog) desierto m; (before n) <region, climate> desértico; <tribe, sand> del desierto
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1. [dɪ'zɜːrt, dɪ'zɜːt]a) (frml) \<\<place\>\> abandonar, huir* deb) \<\<family\>\> abandonar; \<\<cause\>\> desertar de
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̈ɪ ̘. ̈n.ˈdezət I
1. сущ.
1) пустыня;
пустынный район an arid desert ≈ безводная пустыня trackless desert ≈ безжизненная пустыня reclaim a desert cultural desert Syn: plain, waste, wilderness
2) непривлекательная сфера деятельности lost in a desert of doubt ≈ затерявшийся в пучине сомнений
2. прил.
1) заброшенный, покинутый Syn: forsaken, abandoned
2) необитаемый, безлюдный a desert island ≈ необитаемый остров He fell asleep in a desert wood. ≈ Он заснул в глухом необитаемом лесу. Syn: uninhabited, unpeopled, desolate, lonely
3) бесплодная, неплодородная (земля, почва) Syn: uncultivated, unproductive, sterile, barren
4) поэт. сухой, невыразительный desert authors ≈ скучные авторы, невыразительные писатели
3. гл.
1) покидать( территорию или человека), оставлять;
бросать (семью) ;
сдавать, оставлять ( территорию) to desert the stage for Hollywood ≈ оставить сцену ради Голливуда In the presence of Socrates, his thoughts seem to desert him. ≈ Казалось, что в присутствии Сократа его мысли покидали его. Syn: abandon, forsake, relinquish, give up
2) воен. дезертировать;
покинуть пост, оставить вахту( без разрешения) he deserted from his regiment ≈ он дезертировал из полка to desert to the enemy ≈ перебежать во вражеский стан He deserted in the midst of the battle. ≈ Он дезертировал в самый разгар битвы.
3) а) парл., шотл. объявить перерыв в работе б) потерять юридическую силу, перестать быть действенным II сущ.
1) достоинство, преимущество I visited him as a man of desert. ≈ Я пришел к нему как к достойному человеку. Syn: meritoriousness, excellence, worth
2) а) хороший или дурной поступок (обычно заслуживающий награды или наказания) to do to each according to his deserts ≈ воздать каждому по его заслугам б) обыкн. мн. то, что заслужено (награда или наказание) He has got his deserts. ≈ Он получил то, что ему причиталось. Syn: reward, punishment пустыня - the Sahara D. пустыня Сахара - near * полупустыня необитаемое, пустынное место глушь сухая, неинтересная тема;
скука пустынный, безлюдный, необитаемый - * streets пустынные /безлюдные/ улицы голый;
бесплодный - * tract of land бесплодная земля( устаревшее) покинутый, брошенный;
оставленный обитающий в пустыне > D. Rats седьмая бронетанковая дивизия союзных войск (во время 2-й мировой войны) > D. Rat солдат седьмой бронетанковой дивизии союзных войск (во время 2-й мировой войны) бросать, покидать (кого-л.) ;
бежать( от кого-л.) - to * a friend оставить друга (в беде) - to * one's family бросить семью (на произвол судьбы) - to * one's leader оставить своего командира оставлять, покидать - to *one's post покинуть пост - the streets were *ed улицы были пустынны - his presence of mind *ed him присутствие духа покинуло его - his courage *ed him мужество изменило ему дезертировать - to * the colours, to * from the army дезертировать из армии дезертировать;
оставлять;
изменять;
становиться перебежчиком - to * one's party выйти из партии обыкн. pl заслуга, достоинство - to recognize real * (уметь) видеть подлинные достоинства то, что человек заслужил;
награда;
наказание - to each according to his *s каждому по заслугам - to get /to have, to obtain, to meet with/ one's *(s) получить по заслугам - to treat smb. acording to his *(s), to give smb. his *s, to deal with smb. according to his *s поступать с кем-л. по заслугам desert скучная тема, работа ~ бросать ~ голый, бесплодный ~ воен. дезертировать ~ дезертировать ~ заслуга ~ заслуга ~ (обыкн. pl) заслуженное (в хорошем или дурном смысле) ;
награда;
to treat people according to their deserts поступать с людьми по заслугам ~ необитаемое пустынное место ~ оставлять ~ покидать, оставлять;
бросать (семью) ;
his courage deserted him смелость покинула его ~ покидать ~ пустынный;
desert island необитаемый остров ~ пустынный ~ пустыня ~ пустыня ~ пустынный;
desert island необитаемый остров ~ покидать, оставлять;
бросать (семью) ;
his courage deserted him смелость покинула его near ~ полупустыня to obtain (или to meet with) one's ~s получить по заслугам ~ (обыкн. pl) заслуженное (в хорошем или дурном смысле) ;
награда;
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I di'zə:t verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) forlate, løpe fra, svikte2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) desertere, rømme•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II 'dezət noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) ørkendesertere--------forlate--------ørkenIsubst. \/dɪˈzɜːt\/1) fortjent belønning2) fortjent straff3) fortjenstfull handlingaccording to one's deserts etter fortjenestebeyond one's desert mer enn man fortjenerget one's deserts eller meet with one's deserts ( ofte i negativ betydning) få lønn som fortjent, få det man fortjenerIIsubst. \/ˈdezət\/1) ( også overført) ørken2) ødemark, øde stedIIIverb \/dɪˈzɜːt\/1) forlate, overgi2) svike, svikte, la i stikken3) desertere, rømmeIVadj. \/ˈdezət\/1) øde, forlatt, ubebodd, ødslig, ørken-2) bar, naken, snau -
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lakatlan, sivatagi, sivatag, érdem, pusztaság to desert: átáll, átpártol, dezertál* * *I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) elhagy2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) megszökik, dezertál•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) sivatag -
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I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) a părăsi2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) a dezerta•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) deşert; deşertic -
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I [dɪˈzəːt] verb1) to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon:يَهْجُر، يَتْرُكWhy did you desert us?
2) to run away, usually from the army:يَهْرُب (من الجَيْش) II [ˈdezət] nounHe was shot for trying to desert.
an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain:صَحْراء( also adjective) desert plants.
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I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) abandonner2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) déserter•- deserted- deserter - desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) désert; désertique -
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I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) yfirgefa, fara frá2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) gerast liðhlaupi•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) eyðimörk -
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I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) abandonar2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) desertar•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) deserto* * *des.ert1[d'ezət] n 1 deserto, região despovoada, deserta e árida. 2 lugar solitário, solidão, monotonia. • adj deserto, árido, desabitado, improdutivo, não lavrado, inculto, ermo, solitário.————————des.ert2[diz'ə:t] vt+vi desertar (do exército), transfugir, deixar, abandonar (seus deveres), largar, desistir de, ausentar-se sem licença. -
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adj. çorak, ıssız, boş————————n. çöl, bozkır; ıssız yer; tatsızlık; sönüklük; hak etme, hak edilen şey, hak ettiğini bulma————————v. ayrılmak, terketmek; yüzüstü bırakmak; kaçmak; taraf değiştirmek* * *1. terket (v.) 2. çöl (n.)* * *I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) terk etmek2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) firar etmek•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) çöl -
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I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) zapustiti2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) dezertirati•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) puščava* * *I [dizɜ:t]transitive verb & intransitive verb( from) opustiti, opuščati, zapustiti; military dezertirati; izneveriti seII [dézət]1.adjectivezapuščen, pust;2.nounpuščava; poetically miren kotiček; figuratively puščoba, pusta stvarIII [dizɜ:t]nounzasluga; nagrada, plačilo, kazen; plural zaslužni ljudjeto meet with one's deserts, to get one's deserts — dobiti, kar smo zaslužili -
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• palkkio• hiekka-aavikko• hylätä• autiomaa• asumaton• autio• erämaa• aavikko• ansio• karatamilitary• karata (armeija)• karu• kiveliö• kaira• jättää• metsä• salo• salomaa• selkonen• sydänmaa• korpi• luopua* * *I di'zə:t verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) hylätä2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) karata•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II 'dezət noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) autiomaa -
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I 1. ['dezət]nome deserto m.2.modificatore [ region] desertico; [flora, fauna] del desertoII 1. [dɪ'zɜːt]verbo transitivo abbandonare [person, place]2.* * *I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?)2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.)•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.)* * *I 1. ['dezət]nome deserto m.2.modificatore [ region] desertico; [flora, fauna] del desertoII 1. [dɪ'zɜːt]verbo transitivo abbandonare [person, place]2. -
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1. ['dɛzət] npustynia f2. [dɪ'zəːt] vtopuszczać (opuścić perf), porzucać (porzucić perf)3. viSee also:- deserts* * *I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) opuszczać2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) dezerterować•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) pustynia
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