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disertare

to desert

verb dee-zehr-TAH-reh Rare
People & Society Military

Origin: From Latin desertare, frequentative of deserere.

Also means

to abandon

Usage Note

Disertare means to abandon a duty, most specifically military desertion (disertare dall'esercito), but also informally to skip or avoid an event ('ha disertato la riunione' — he skipped the meeting). It takes avere as auxiliary. The derived noun is disertore (deserter).

Examples

"Il soldato ha disertato durante la guerra."

Natural Translation

The soldier deserted during the war.

Literal Translation

The soldier has deserted during the war.

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