The German word for desert is
Wüste
Gender
The gender of Wüste is feminine. E.g. die Wüste.Plural
The plural of Wüste is Wüsten.German Definition
desert | |
(ich) verlasse | |
(du) verlässt | |
(wir) verlassen | |
verlassen, im Stich lassen | |
Wüste |
Translations for desert and their definitions
desertieren | ||
v. (military) to desert |
Wüste | |||
n-f. desert | |||
n-f. wilderness, waste, wasteland | |||
adj. form of wüst |
Verlassen | ||
n. gerund of verlassen | ||
v. to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake | ||
Die Ratten verlassen das sinkende Schiff. - The rats are abandoning the sinking ship. | ||
Er verließ das Haus um 7 Uhr. - He left the house at 7 o'clock. | ||
v. to leave, to desert, to dump (e.g. a partner in a romantic relationship) | ||
Nach dreijähriger Beziehung verließ sie ihn. - After three years of an affectionate relationship, she left him. | ||
v. (figuratively) to pass away; to cease; to die (with direct object uns) | ||
Es tut mir leid, aber deine Mutter hat uns gestern Nacht verlassen. - I am sorry, but your mother passed away last night. | ||
v. (rare) to exit or close a computer program or app | ||
v. to trust; to rely on | ||
Ich verlasse mich darauf, dass du morgen da bist. - I rely on your being there tomorrow. | ||
Ich habe mich auf dich verlassen! - I've put my trust in you! | ||
Participle. past participle of verlassen | ||
adj. lonely, forsaken | ||
adj. (not comparable) abandoned, deserted | ||
adv. forlornly |
im Stich lassen | ||
v. to abandon, to leave someone in the lurch |
wüst | ||
adj. (of an area of land) desert, desolate | ||
Das Land war nach dem Krieg ein wüster Ort. - The country was a desolate place after the war. | ||
adj. messy, chaotic | ||
Es herrschte eine wüste Unordnung. - It was a chaotic mess. | ||
Die Bücher waren wüst durcheinandergeworfen. - The books had been thrown about chaotically. | ||
adj. fierce, severe, savage, wild, unrestrained | ||
Der Polizeieinsatz beendete eine wüste Schlägerei in der Bar. - The police operation ended a wild brawl at the bar. | ||
Der Junge machte wüste Drohungen gegen die Polizei, als er festgenommen wurde. - The boy made fierce threats against the police as he was arrested. | ||
adj. (regional) ugly, awful |
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