perfugio — meaning in English

English meaning

• desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
• flee verb To run away from danger or a threatening situation.

Senses

perfugio is used for these senses in English:

• desert To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
• flee (intransitive) To run away; to escape.

desert — full definition

1. noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
2. verb To abandon a place, person, or duty, especially when you had promised or were obligated to stay.
3. noun What someone deserves, whether reward or punishment (usually in the phrase "just deserts").

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