OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7796

desert

/dɪˈzɜːt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
merecido
That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
From the highest spire of contentment / my fortune is thrown; / and fear and grief and pain for my deserts / are my hopes, since hope is gone.
just deserts
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📚 verb • entry_id 7795

desert

/dɪˈzɜːt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abandonar • naufragar
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
You can't just drive off and desert me here, in the middle of nowhere.