desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Engelsk
~ 4500
sivatag, cserbenhagy, elhagy, megérdemelt büntetés, megkapja, amit érdemel
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
sivatag
A2
Bruksmønster:
the [adjective] desert
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
A Szahara a világ legnagyobb forró sivataga.
Many animals in the desert are active only at night.
A sivatagban sok állat csak éjszaka aktív.
They crossed the desert on camels.
This plant can survive in the harsh desert environment.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
The desert is very hot in the day.
A sivatagban nappal nagyon meleg van.
Camels live in the desert.
A tevék a sivatagban élnek.
We saw sand in the desert.
It does not rain much in the desert.
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Betydning
Dry, barren area of land
Ordkombinasjoner
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Synonymer
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Antonymer
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Temaer
geography
|nature
|travel
Definisjon
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
A large, barren region with little or no rainfall, often covered with sand or rocks, and supporting very few plants or animals.
VERB
B1
2
cserbenhagy
B2
elhagy
A2
Bruksmønster:
to desert [someone/something]
He would never desert his friends in trouble.
Soha nem hagyná cserben a bajba jutott barátait.
The soldiers deserted their posts during the night.
A katonák az éjszaka folyamán elhagyták az őrhelyüket.
She felt deserted by her colleagues after the failure.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
He deserted his friend in need.
Cserbenhagyta a bajban lévő barátját.
The man deserted his family.
A férfi elhagyta a családját.
The soldiers deserted the camp.
Vanlig feil:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Betydning
Leave someone or something behind
Ordkombinasjoner
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Synonymer
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Antonymer
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Temaer
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Definisjon
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
To leave someone or something, especially when they need you, and not return.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
3
He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
Megkapta a megérdemelt büntetését, amiért mindenkinek hazudott.
Villains eventually meet their deserts.
A gonosztevők végül elnyerik méltó büntetésüket.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
He got his just deserts.
Megkapta, amit érdemelt.
Bad people get their deserts.
A rossz emberek megkapják, amit érdemelnek.
Vanlig feil:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Betydning
What someone deserves
Ordkombinasjoner
just deserts
Synonymer
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Antonymer
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Temaer
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Definisjon
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Something that is deserved, especially a punishment or reward that is considered just.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Stavelser og trykk
desert (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Ordfamilie
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
Uttrykk
just deserts
1/d͡ʒˈʌst dˈɛzɚts/
fixed phrase
Deserved outcome for actions
The fair and right result for what someone has done, usually bad as punishment.
Eksempler
- After years of cheating, he finally got his just deserts.
- The corrupt official faced his just deserts in court.
desert island
1/dˈɛzɚt ˈaɪlənd/
fixed phrase
Uninhabited remote island
A small island with no people living there, often far from other land.
Eksempler
- He dreamed of escaping to a desert island.
- They were stranded on a desert island for weeks.
- Being stranded on a desert island is a common story in books.
- He dreamed of living alone on a desert island.