desert

desierto

Gran extensión de tierra donde llueve muy poco y crecen pocas plantas.

En inglés sencillo: A large area of land with very little rain and few plants.

• The desert is very dry.
• They crossed the desert on camels.
• Some deserts become freezing cold at night.

Sinónimos: wasteland

Expresiones frecuentes: sandy desert, cross the desert, desert landscape

merecido, castigo merecido

Premio o castigo que alguien merece; suele usarse en plural en inglés.

En inglés sencillo: A reward or punishment that someone deserves, usually used in the plural.

• The thief got his just deserts.
• She hoped the dishonest manager would receive his just deserts.
• In the story, every villain eventually gets their just deserts.

Sinónimos: due reward, due punishment

Expresiones frecuentes: just deserts, get just deserts

desierto, deshabitado

Se dice de un lugar donde no vive nadie.

En inglés sencillo: Having no people living there.

• They reached a desert island.
• Could you survive alone on a desert island?
• The sailors spent months on a desert isle.

Sinónimos: uninhabited, deserted

Antónimos: inhabited

Expresiones frecuentes: desert island, desert isle

abandonar

Dejar a alguien o algo que deberías apoyar o cuidar.

En inglés sencillo: To leave someone or something you should support or look after.

• He deserted his family.
• Her friends deserted her when she needed help.
• Many supporters have deserted the party.

Sinónimos: abandon, leave, forsake

Antónimos: support

Expresiones frecuentes: desert someone, desert your family, desert a cause

desertar

Dejar el servicio militar u otra obligación sin permiso.

En inglés sencillo: To leave military service or another duty without permission.

• The soldier deserted his post.
• Several recruits deserted during the winter.
• He was arrested for deserting from the army.

Cómo se usa: desert from something (Two soldiers deserted from the regiment.)

Sinónimos: abscond, abandon one's post

Expresiones frecuentes: desert the army, desert your post, desert a unit