desierto-1
desert.
The author points to the 900 or more airliners parked in the world's deserts as an example of the type of stranded investment that can arise when competition is taken too far.
como el desierto
desert-like
Desertification is the diminution or destruction of the biological potential of the land, and can lead ultimately to desert-like conditions.
desierto interior de Australia, el
outback, the
She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.
en el desierto
in the wilderness
Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday.
habitante del desierto
desert dweller
Residents will be forced to live as the earliest desert dwellers, without any of today's conveniences.
lluvia con polvo del desierto [En el Reino Unido, lluvia que deja tras sí una capa fina de polvo rojo procedente del norte de Africa]
blood rain
Weather gets even weirder as sun, snow and 'blood rain' predicted for the next few weeks.
parecido a un desierto
desert-like
Desertification is the diminution or destruction of the biological potential of the land, and can lead ultimately to desert-like conditions.
rata del desierto
desert rat
This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.
rosa del desierto [Nombre de planta y de formación cristalina encontrada típicamente en el desierto con forma de rosa]
desert rose
The book is entitled 'Desert rose' = El libro se titula "Rosa del desierto".
ser como predicar en el desierto
fall (up)on + deaf ears
I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson.
un grano de arena en el desierto
a drop in the ocean
a drop of water in a bucket
The article 'Shipboard libraries: a drop in the ocean?' stresses the importance of shipboard libraries to present-day crews.
Now, I do not know, if this particular information is correct, but a million people seems lake a drop of water in the bucket for Chinese.