Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:
desert [n ˈdɛzət] [vb dɪˈzəːt] n (also fig) пусты́ня
vt покида́ть (поки́нуть perf)
vi (MIL) дезерти́ровать (impf/perf) see also deserts
* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.
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