WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| desert n | (arid region) (även bildlig) | öken s |
| | Cacti can survive the lack of rainfall in the desert. |
| desert n | figurative (place: lacks [sth]) (bildlig) | öken s |
| | (bildlig) | ödeland, ödemark s |
| | Most of the former Soviet Union was considered a desert for the arts. |
| desert adj | (barren, desolate) | öde adj |
| | (inga invånare) | obebodd adj |
| | There is little foliage on this desert island. |
| desert [sb]⇒ vtr | ([sb], [sth]: abandon) | överge vtr |
| | (ålderdomlig) | förlöpa vtr |
| | After he lost his money, his friends deserted him. |
| desert [sth]⇒ vtr | military (post: leave without permission) (militär) | desertera från ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | smita från ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Amid the confusion, the soldier deserted his post. |
| desert [sth] vtr | (duties: forsake) | överge vtr |
| | She deserted the project. |
| desert⇒ vi | (leave post without permission) (informell) | smita iväg vitr |
| | (vardagligt och formell) | rymma vitr |
| | (militär) | desertera vitr |
| | He deserted, and was last seen running to the rear. |
| deserts npl | (what [sb] deserves) (bildlig) | lön adj |
| | | betalning adj |
| | | belöning adj |