desertar

to desert

to abandon

desertar(deh-sehr-tahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to leave one's military duty)

a. to desert

Nueve soldados alemanes desertaron y se rindieron a los ingleses.

Nine German soldiers deserted and surrendered to the British.

2. (to give up; used with "de")

a. to abandon

El escritor desertó del partido comunista.

The writer abandoned the Communist party.

b. to neglect

Roberto desertó de sus deberes como tesorero de la empresa.

Roberto neglected his duties as treasurer of the company.