English-French translations for desert

désert
Les Sahraouis attendent depuis trente ans dans le Sahara, le désert des déserts. These people have been waiting for 30 years in the Saharan desert of deserts. J'ai "déserté avant le dessert" pour apprendre que le débat avait été annulé. I 'deserted before dessert', only to find the debate had been cancelled. La capitale du pays, Mogadiscio, est déserte. The country's capital, Mogadishu, is deserted.
déserter

abandonner
Cette conscience ne doit pas nous abandonner à la vue des accomplissements réels de ce traité. Nor should this awareness desert us in view of the genuine achievements of this Treaty. Abandonner des gens dans le désert est inhumain et revient à admettre notre défaite face à toutes les choses que nous n’avons pas encore traitées. Carting people off into the desert is inhumane and an admission of defeat in the face of all the things we have not yet dealt with.
inhabité

That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland
Any barren place or situation
''Usually of a place'': abandoned#Adjective|abandoned, deserted#Adjective|deserted, or uninhabited
To leave , especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake
To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission

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