marooned

• Décrit une personne laissée seule ou abandonnée dans un lieu isolé (généralement une île déserte ou une région reculée) à la suite d'un naufrage ou d'un abandon.

Describes someone who is left stranded or isolated in a place, typically a deserted island or remote area, often as a result of a shipwreck or abandonment.

1. Left behind or isolatedB2formal

   Abandoned or stranded in a desolate or isolated place, typically without means of escape.

   abandonné, laissé pour compte

   • The sailors were marooned on a remote island after their ship sank.
   • She felt marooned in the empty house after her family left.
   • The hikers became marooned by the sudden flood.
   • He was marooned in the airport overnight due to a canceled flight.

   Synonymesabandonedcastawaydesertedisolatedstranded

   Antonymesaccompaniedconnectedrescued

• Verbe signifiant abandonner quelqu'un dans un lieu isolé ou désert, souvent sans moyens de secours ou de départ.

A verb meaning to leave someone isolated or stranded in a remote, uninhabited place, often without means of escape.

1. Abandon or leave strandedB2formal

   To leave someone isolated and without means of escape, often in a remote or dangerous place.

   Abandonner en lieu isolé

   • The pirates marooned the captain on a deserted island.
   • After the storm, the family was marooned in their flooded home.
   • He felt marooned in the small town with no way to leave.

   Synonymesabandoncast awaydesertisolateleavestrand

   Antonymesreclaimrecoverrescuesave

2. Leave without resourcesB2formal

   To abandon someone in a place with little or no resources, making survival difficult.

   Abandonner sans ressources

   • The mutineers marooned the loyal sailors on a barren coast.
   • She was marooned in the wilderness after her car broke down.
   • The explorers were marooned without food or water for days.

   Synonymesabandoncast awaycut offdesertforsakeisolateleavestrand

   Antonymesaidassisthelprescuesuccorsupport