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These range from deserts, mangroves, wetlands, coral reefs, tropical rainforests to frozen tundra, and from rural areas inhabited by indigenous communities to heavily populated urban environments.Estos van desde desiertos, manglares, pantanos, arrecifes de coral, bosques lluviosos tropicales a tundras heladas, y desde áreas rurales habitadas por comunidades indígenas a entornos urbanos muy poblados.© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012
The road ran along treeless ridgetops, dropped into a shadowed canyon, and climbed out across a flat expanse of high desert so that it was half an hour before Dave turned onto a graveled county road and the ranch finally came into view.El camino avanzaba entre riscos sin árboles, bajaba a un desfiladero sombrío y cruzaba una chata extensión desértica, así que pasó media hora hasta que Dave viró hacia una carretera de grava y apareció el rancho.Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de GravedadFases de GravedadSimmons, Dan© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.© 1989 by Dan SimmonsPhases of GravitySimmons, Dan© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
Half an hour later they went up a hill, from the top of which he could see a wide expanse of desert behind them.Media hora después subieron una cuesta desde donde pudo contemplar una amplia extensión de desierto a sus espaldas.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
At fifty yards from the first house the captain gave the order and they all went running toward the village and one or two even seemed surprised when they found it was deserted.A cincuenta metros de la primera casa el capitán dio la orden y todos echaron a correr en dirección a la aldea y alguno incluso pareció sorprendido cuando se dieron cuenta de que estaba vacía.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
On the other side of the railroad tracks, Hal’s shop was deserted.Al otro lado de las vías del tren, el taller de Hal estaba desierto.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
At the same moment of the imposition of the above holding notice a buffer zone shall be designated around the relevant basin related to the above suspect finding, unless there is a natural physical barrier (e.g. the desert in the case of pivots).en el momento en que se declare la suspensión, se designará una zona de seguridad en torno a dicha cuenca, a menos que exista una barrera física natural (por ejemplo, el desierto en el caso de sistemas con pivotes);http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Adam Preston handed her a paper cup, and she gulped water as if they had pulled her out of the desert.Adam Preston le pasó un vaso de papel, y ella bebió el agua como si la hubieran rescatado del desierto.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
He pretended not to hear me, and maybe he couldn't hear me, that was what I thought. Maybe I'd lost my voice after keeping watch in the desert for so long among the rocks and the scorpions, and now I wasn't really talking, although I thought I was.Él hizo como que no me escuchaba y tal vez, eso pensé yo, no me escuchaba, tal vez yo me había quedado sin voz de tanto vigilar en el desierto, entre las rocas y los alacranes, y ahora, aunque creía que hablaba, en realidad no hablaba.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Petroleum Development. Oman in the Omani desertPetroleum Development Ornan en el desierto de Omani© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012
Before Garcia returned they saw Merolino appear along one of the paths that vanished into the desert, followed by a black guy dressed in sweatpants who tried to speak Spanish but could only curse.Antes de que García volviera vieron aparecer a Merolino por una de las sendas que se perdía en el desierto, seguido de un tipo negro vestido con chándal que intentaba hablar español y que sólo decía palabrotas.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
In desert environments, Chroococcidiopsis grows either inside porous rocks, or just underground, on the lower surfaces of translucent pebbles.En medios desérticos, la Chroococcidiopsis crece dentro de las rocas porosas o justo debajo del suelo, en las superficies de guijarros translúcidos.http://science.nasa.gov/ 12.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 12.07.2011
In the desert, I roamed with a knife in my hand.En el desierto yo vagaba con un cuchillo en la mano.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Petroleum Development Oman in the Omani desertPetroleum Deveiopment Ornan en el desierto de Omani© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012
Seismic acquisition in a desert environmentAprendizaje sísmico en un entorno desértico© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012
That night half of the 3rd Corps deserted.Esa noche desertó la mitad del tercer cuerpo.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
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desert rheumatism
reumatismo del desierto
deserted place
despoblado
preach in the desert
predicar en el desierto
desert-like
desértico
desert island
isla desierta
Word forms
desert
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | desert | deserts |
Possessive case | desert's | deserts' |
desert
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | deserted |
Imperative | desert |
Present Participle (Participle I) | deserting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | deserted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I desert | we desert |
you desert | you desert |
he/she/it deserts | they desert |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am deserting | we are deserting |
you are deserting | you are deserting |
he/she/it is deserting | they are deserting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have deserted | we have deserted |
you have deserted | you have deserted |
he/she/it has deserted | they have deserted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been deserting | we have been deserting |
you have been deserting | you have been deserting |
he/she/it has been deserting | they have been deserting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I deserted | we deserted |
you deserted | you deserted |
he/she/it deserted | they deserted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was deserting | we were deserting |
you were deserting | you were deserting |
he/she/it was deserting | they were deserting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had deserted | we had deserted |
you had deserted | you had deserted |
he/she/it had deserted | they had deserted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been deserting | we had been deserting |
you had been deserting | you had been deserting |
he/she/it had been deserting | they had been deserting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will desert | we shall/will desert |
you will desert | you will desert |
he/she/it will desert | they will desert |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be deserting | we shall/will be deserting |
you will be deserting | you will be deserting |
he/she/it will be deserting | they will be deserting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have deserted | we shall/will have deserted |
you will have deserted | you will have deserted |
he/she/it will have deserted | they will have deserted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been deserting | we shall/will have been deserting |
you will have been deserting | you will have been deserting |
he/she/it will have been deserting | they will have been deserting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would desert | we should/would desert |
you would desert | you would desert |
he/she/it would desert | they would desert |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be deserting | we should/would be deserting |
you would be deserting | you would be deserting |
he/she/it would be deserting | they would be deserting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have deserted | we should/would have deserted |
you would have deserted | you would have deserted |
he/she/it would have deserted | they would have deserted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been deserting | we should/would have been deserting |
you would have been deserting | you would have been deserting |
he/she/it would have been deserting | they would have been deserting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am deserted | we are deserted |
you are deserted | you are deserted |
he/she/it is deserted | they are deserted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being deserted | we are being deserted |
you are being deserted | you are being deserted |
he/she/it is being deserted | they are being deserted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been deserted | we have been deserted |
you have been deserted | you have been deserted |
he/she/it has been deserted | they have been deserted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was deserted | we were deserted |
you were deserted | you were deserted |
he/she/it was deserted | they were deserted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being deserted | we were being deserted |
you were being deserted | you were being deserted |
he/she/it was being deserted | they were being deserted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been deserted | we had been deserted |
you had been deserted | you had been deserted |
he/she/it had been deserted | they had been deserted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be deserted | we shall/will be deserted |
you will be deserted | you will be deserted |
he/she/it will be deserted | they will be deserted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been deserted | we shall/will have been deserted |
you will have been deserted | you will have been deserted |
he/she/it will have been deserted | they will have been deserted |