desertar de

desertar de(
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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. to desert
Algunos soldados estadounidenses que desertaron del ejército se escondieron en Canadá.Some US soldiers who deserted the army hid in Canada.
a. to abandon
Quiero saber porqué desertó de su puesto.I want to know why you abandoned your post.
b. to neglect
El juez dictaminó que el enfermero había desertado de sus deberes como cuidador.The judge ruled that the nurse had neglected his duties as caretaker.
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