stranded

• Descreve uma pessoa ou coisa deixada em uma situação difícil ou sem ajuda, frequentemente sem meios de transporte ou apoio. Pode indicar alguém preso em um lugar sem recursos, ou algo encalhado ou abandonado.

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.

   Preso

   • 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.

   Sinônimosabandonedhelplessisolatedmaroonedstuck

2. Left without help or resourcesB2formal

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

   Abandonado sem ajuda

   • 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.

   Sinônimosabandonedhelplessisolatedmarooned

   Antônimosaidedassistedrescuedsupported

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de deixar alguém ou algo em uma situação difícil ou desamparada, ou de ficar preso em tal situação.

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.

   Deixar abandonado

   • 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.

   Sinônimosabandondesertforsakeisolatemaroon

2. Drive a vessel ashoreB2formal

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

   Encalhar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbeachgroundrun aground

3. Bring to the groundB2formal

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

   Deixar em terra

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbeachgroundrun aground