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masculine

/de.zɛʁ/

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Translation

desert; (as an adjective) deserted, empty

Word origin

From Latin desertum ('abandoned place'), the past participle of deserere ('to forsake, to leave'), from de- and serere ('to join, to bind'). English 'desert' and 'desertion' come from the same verb.

Origin: Latin
Root: desertum
English cognates: desert, desertion, deserter

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraldéserts

Examples

Sahara .

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.

We crossed the desert by lorry.

, déserte.

At six in the morning, the street was deserted.

déserte .

The beach is empty in winter.

' ' .

There is not a drop of water in this desert.

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This word is part of lesson 39.