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1 désert
désert, e [dezεʀ, εʀt]1. adjective2. masculine noun* * *
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déserte dezɛʀ, ɛʀt adjectif1) ( inhabité) uninhabited2) ( vide) deserted
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nom masculin lit, fig desert* * *dezɛʀ, ɛʀt désert, -e1. adjLe dimanche, le centre commercial est désert. — On Sundays the shopping centre is deserted.
2. nm* * *A adj1 ( inhabité) uninhabited; île déserte desert island;2 ( vide) deserted.prêcher dans le désert to be a voice in the wilderness.l'endroit était désert the place was deserted, there was nobody around————————nom masculin1. GÉOGRAPHIE desertil crie ou parle ou prêche dans le désert his words fall on deaf ears3. (littéraire) [monotonie] vacuityle désert de ma vie my vacuous ou empty lifele désert de Gobi the Gobi Desertle désert du Kalahari the Kalahari Desertle désert de Libye the Libyan Desertle désert du Namib the Namib Desertle désert de Nubie the Nubian Desertle désert du Sahara the Sahara Desert
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desert — Ⅰ. desert [1] ► VERB 1) leave without help or support; abandon. 2) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty. 3) illegally run away from military service. DERIVATIVES desertion noun. ORIGIN Latin desert … English terms dictionary
desert — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ arid, barren, dry, hot ▪ green fields surrounded by arid desert ▪ vast ▪ empty … Collocations dictionary
desert — I n. 1) to reclaim a desert 2) an arid; trackless desert 3) a cultural desert II v. 1) (D; tr.) to desert for (to desert the stage for Hollywood) 2) (D; intr.) to desert from (he deserted from his regiment) 3) (D; intr.) to desert to (to desert… … Combinatory dictionary
desert — desert1 desertic /di zerr tik/, adj. desertlike, adj. /dez euhrt/, n. 1. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert. 2. any area … Universalium
desert — Ⅰ. des·ert1 (dĕz’ərt) n. 1) A barren or desolate area, especially: a) A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation. b) A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life. c) An… … Word Histories
desert — ♦♦♦ deserts, deserting, deserted (The noun is pronounced [[t]de̱zə(r)t[/t]]. The pronunciation [[t]dɪzɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] is used for the verb and for meaning 8.) 1) N VAR: oft in names after n A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region,… … English dictionary
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desert — 1. v. 1 tr. abandon, give up, leave (deserted the sinking ship). 2 tr. forsake or abandon (a cause or a person, people, etc., having claims on one) (deserted his wife and children). 3 tr. fail (his presence of mind deserted him). 4 intr. Mil. run … Useful english dictionary
cultural — adjective 1 belonging to or connected with a particular society and its way of life: a wide range of cultural influences | cultural heritage/traditions etc (=ideas, customs etc that have existed in a particular society for a long time) 2 related… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
desert — desert1 [dɪ zə:t] verb 1》 callously or treacherously abandon. 2》 [usu. as adjective deserted] leave (a place), causing it to appear empty. 3》 illegally leave the armed forces. Derivatives desertion noun Origin ME: from OFr. deserter, from late L … English new terms dictionary
desert — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a large area of sand where it is always very hot and dry: the Sahara Desert 2 (C) a place where there is no activity or where nothing interesting happens: a cultural desert 2 verb 1 (T) to leave someone alone and refuse to help or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English