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 Translation for 'to desert' from English to Russian
VERB   to desert | deserted | deserted
deserting | deserts
SYNO to abandon | to defect | to desert | ...
оставить [покинуть] [несов.]to desert [go away from]
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оставлять [покидать] [несов.]to desert [go away from]
2
Nouns
геогр.
пустыня {ж}
desert
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2 Words
геогр.метео.
холодная пустыня {ж}
cold desert
геогр.метео.
пустынный климат {м}
desert climate
обитатель {м} пустыниdesert dweller
пустынный ландшафт {м}desert landscape
геогр.
песчаная пустыня {ж}
sand desert
геогр.
песчаная пустыня {ж}
sandy desert
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
зоол.T
чернохвостый заяц {м} [Lepus californicus]
American desert hare
зоол.T
калифорнийский заяц {м} [Lepus californicus]
American desert hare
зоол.T
степная кошка {ж} [Felis silvestris lybica]
desert cat
зоол.T
пустынная игуана {ж} [Dipsosaurus dorsalis]
desert iguana
орн.T
пустынный (вьюрковый) жаворонок {м} [Ammomanes deserti]
desert lark
зоол.T
белобрюхий стрелоух {м} [Otonycteris hemprichii]
desert long-eared bat
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Usage Examples English
  • Ch. 4 (34): De Bracy informs John that Richard is in England. Together with Fitzurse he threatens to desert John, but the prince responds cunningly.
  • A political idealist who supported democracy and pacifism, his moderate stance on most issues caused many of his followers to desert him.
  • Scientific explanations include either random variation and selection (presumably sexual selection), or possible adaption to desert environment and/or high levels of ultraviolet light found in high-altitude environments, such as the Himalayas.
  • As Rougon's power expands, however, his cronies begin to desert him despite his fulfilling their personal requests.
  • In summer the great heat (40 plus degrees Celsius or 104 plus degrees Fahrenheit) compels the inhabitants to desert Kozan, retreating to cool off in the wooded higher ground.

  • In North America, penstemons are often used in xeriscape landscaping, as many are native to desert or alpine regions and thus quite hardy.
  • Pecos experiences a semiarid ("BSk") to desert climate ("BWh") with hot summers and mild winters.
  • As of 2019 the Lake Isabella area was considered a "very high fire hazard severity zone" due to desert winds and the nearby Sequoia National Forest.
  • Built by Westcor and the Pederson Group, it is similar to Desert Ridge Marketplace (an outdoor shopping center in northeast Phoenix).
  • There is a suggestion the transition of the Sahara from savanna to desert during the mid-Holocene was partially due to overgrazing by the cattle of the local population.

  • Many plant species are adapted to desert or summer drought typical of Mediterranean climate, so have a high tolerance to saline soil.
  • Short-term effects of exposure to desert dust include immediate increased symptoms and worsening of the lung function in individuals with asthma, increased mortality and morbidity from long-transported dust from both Saharan and Asian dust storms suggesting that long-transported dust storm particles adversely affects the circulatory system.
  • The mission padres did not welcome the location of the pueblo so close to the mission, and accused the Branciforte settlers of gambling, smuggling and tempting the native acolytes to desert the mission.
  • There are a number of microclimates and the classifications range mainly from semi-arid to desert.
  • With reference to space travel, NASA and other firms have sought to develop swarm-type space drones inspired by bee behavioural patterns, and oxtapod terrestrial drones designed with reference to desert spiders.

  • A mercenary in Renaissance Italy, named Martin, finds a statue of Saint Martin cutting his cloak and takes it as a sign to desert and rogue around under the saint's protection.
  • The eastern portion to Desert View is [...] , and is open to private vehicles year round.
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