A2noun · countable / uncountable · common

desert

desert · deserts

пустеля, пустиня

пустыня, заслуженное

Wüste, Verdienst, Wüeschti, Wiastn

A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetationA barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.

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UK/ˈdɛz.ət/US/ˈdɛz.ɚt/

» Do you live in the desert?

Wohnst du in der Wüste?

Вы живёте в пустыне?

Ты живёшь в пустыне?

Ви живете у пустелі?

Ти живеш у пустелі?

Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
Wüste, Wüeschti, Wiastn
пусты́няpustýnja
пусте́ляpustélja, пусти́няpustýnja
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
(countable, uncountable)In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any barren place or situation.
(in the plural, often)That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
just deserts
July 4, 1789, Alexander Hamilton, Eulogium on Major-General Greene His reputation falls far below his desert.
Verdienst
заслу́женноеzaslúžennoje

Examples

582 sentences

Do you live in the desert?
Ви живете у пустелі?
ruВы живёте в пустыне?
deWohnst du in der Wüste?
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He was deserted by his friends.
Його друзі покинули його.
ruЕго друзья покинули его.
deEr wurde von seinen Freunden im Stich gelassen.
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I hate the desert.
Я ненавиджу пустелі.
ruНенавижу пустыню.
deIch hasse die Wüste.
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The town was deserted.
Місто було покинуте.
ruГород был опустевшим.
deDie Stadt war verlassen.
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Tom drove along a desert road.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

barren area:

Русский

By meaning 2

barren area:

that which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

barren area:

that which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward:

Origin

From Middle English desert (“wilderness”), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, pa

From Middle English desert (“wilderness”), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, past participle of dēserō (“to abandon”). Generally displaced native Old English wēsten. False cognate of Egyptian dšrt.

From Middle English desert, deseert, from Old French deserte, from deservir (“to deserve”), from Vulgar Latin dēserviō (“to gain or merit by giving service”).

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