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1 ♦ desert
♦ desert /ˈdɛzət/A n.deserto ( anche fig.): the Sahara Desert, il deserto del Sahara; This place is a desert in the winter, questo posto è un deserto d'inverno; a cultural desert, un deserto culturaleB a.● desert boots, scarponcini di pelle scamosciata con suola di para; (mil.) stivaletti da deserto □ (zool.) desert rat ( Jaculus jaculus) topo delle piramidi; jerboa; (fig.) soldato della 7a Divisione Corazzata Britannica ( nella guerra del Nord Africa del 1941-42).(to) desert /dɪˈzɜ:t/A v. t.abbandonare; lasciare: He has deserted his family, ha abbandonato la famiglia; to desert one's party, lasciare il proprio partito; His courage deserted him, gli è venuto meno il coraggio; Consumers are deserting newspapers for new media, i consumatori stanno abbandonando i giornali a vantaggio di nuovi mediaB v. i.● (mil.) to desert the colours, disertare □ (econ.) to desert the land, abbandonare la terra □ (mil.) to desert one's post, abbandonare il posto.
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