stranded

• Describe a persona o cosa que queda en una situación difícil o desamparada, a menudo sin medios de transporte o apoyo. También se aplica a un barco o persona que queda varado en la costa o en un lugar sin salida.

Describes a person or thing that is left in a difficult or helpless position, often without means of transport or support.

1. Left in a difficult placeB1formal

   Left somewhere without a way to leave, often due to a problem with transportation.

   varado

   • The passengers were stranded at the airport due to the snowstorm.
   • He was stranded on a desert island for three days.
   • They got stranded on the highway when their car broke down.

   Sinónimosabandonedhelplessisolatedmaroonedstuck

2. Left without help or resourcesB2formal

   Left in a difficult situation without the necessary resources or support.

   Abandonado a su suerte

   • The company was left stranded after the investor pulled out.
   • She felt stranded in a foreign city without any money.
   • The hikers were stranded without food or water.

   Sinónimosabandonedhelplessisolatedmarooned

   Antónimosaidedassistedrescuedsupported

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de dejar a alguien o algo en una situación difícil o desamparada, o de quedar en tal situación.

A verb used to indicate the act of leaving someone or something in a difficult or helpless position, or being left in such a position.

1. Leave stranded or isolatedB2formal

   To leave someone in a difficult or helpless position, often without means of escape or rescue.

   Dejar varado o aislado

   • The storm stranded the hikers on the mountain.
   • He was stranded at the airport after the flight was cancelled.
   • The broken-down car stranded them in the middle of nowhere.

   Sinónimosabandondesertforsakeisolatemaroon

2. Drive a vessel ashoreB2formal

   To cause a ship or boat to run aground, often unintentionally.

   Varar (un barco)

   • The captain accidentally stranded the ship on a sandbar.
   • The strong currents stranded the fishing boat on the rocks.
   • They managed to refloat the vessel after it was stranded.

   Sinónimosbeachgroundrun aground

3. Bring to the groundB2formal

   To cause something to be left on the ground or in a helpless position.

   dejar en tierra/varar

   • The whale was stranded on the beach after the tide went out.
   • The pilot stranded the plane safely in the field.
   • The flood stranded many cars along the highway.

   Sinónimosbeachgroundrun aground