desert
Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabitedUsually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
They were marooned on a desert island in the Pacific.
wüst
пусто́йpustój, пусты́нныйpustýnnyj
Examples
582 sentencesDo you live in the desert?
Ви живете у пустелі? — deniko
ruВы живёте в пустыне? — Selena777
deWohnst du in der Wüste? — Luiaard
He was deserted by his friends.
Його друзі покинули його. — iceman
ruЕго друзья покинули его. — al_ex_an_der
deEr wurde von seinen Freunden im Stich gelassen. — xtofu80
I hate the desert.
Я ненавиджу пустелі. — deniko
ruНенавижу пустыню. — marafon
deIch hasse die Wüste. — dasbeispielholz
The town was deserted.
Місто було покинуте. — deniko
ruГород был опустевшим. — odexed
deDie Stadt war verlassen. — Yorwba
Tom drove along a desert road.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English desert (“wilderness”), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, paFrom 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.
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Synonyms
29 synonymsCollocations
4 patterns- a desert island
- desert island
- on a desert
- in the desert