desertar

v.

1 to desert.

desertar de (figurative) to abandon

desertó de sus obligaciones he neglected his duties

2 to go over to another party.

3 to separate from a body or company.

4 to abandon a cause. (Law.)

5 to defect, to desert, to renegate, to quit files.

Disidieron de la milicia They defected from the military service.

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desertar

► verbo intransitivo

1 MILITAR to desert

2 figurado (abandonar) to abandon, desert

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verb

to defect, desert

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VI to desert

desertar de — (Mil) to desert

desertar del hogar — to abandon one's home

desertar de sus deberes — to neglect one's duties

desertar de una tertulia — to stop going to a gathering

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verbo intransitivo (Mil) to desert; (de partido) to defect

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= desert, maroon, defect.

Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex. Finally, the issue of the number of defectors versus the speed at which they defect is discussed.

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verbo intransitivo (Mil) to desert; (de partido) to defect

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= desert, maroon, defect.

Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex: Finally, the issue of the number of defectors versus the speed at which they defect is discussed.

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desertar [A1 ]

vi

1 (Mil) to desert

desertó de su regimiento he deserted (from) his regiment

2 (de un partido) to defect

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desertar (conjugate desertar) verbo intransitivo (Mil) to desert;
(de partido) to defect
desertar verbo intransitivo to desert
'desertar' also found in these entries:
English:
AWOL
- defect
- desert

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desertar vi

1. [soldado] to desert;

desertó de su compañía he deserted from his company

2. [político] to defect;

muchos desertaron del partido comunista many people defected from the Communist party

3. [abandonar]

desertar de to abandon;

desertó de sus obligaciones she neglected her duties

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desertar

v/i

1 MIL desert

2 POL defect

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desertar vi

1) : to desert, to defect

2)

desertar de : to abandon, to neglect