desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 4500
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
Muundo wa matumizi:
the [adjective] desert
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Visawe
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Vinyume
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Mada
geography
|nature
|travel
Mifano
- The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
- Many animals in the desert are active only at night.
- They crossed the desert on camels.
- This plant can survive in the harsh desert environment.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The desert is very hot in the day.
- Camels live in the desert.
- We saw sand in the desert.
- It does not rain much in the desert.
Kitenzi
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to desert [someone/something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Visawe
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Vinyume
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Mada
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- He would never desert his friends in trouble.
- The soldiers deserted their posts during the night.
- She felt deserted by her colleagues after the failure.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
Nomino
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Kosa la kawaida:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Visawe
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Vinyume
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
just deserts
Mada
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Silabi na mkazo
desert (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Familia ya neno
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
Semi
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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.