maroon
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ma·roon 1
(mə-ro͞on′)tr.v. ma·rooned, ma·roon·ing, ma·roons
1. To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon.
2. To abandon or isolate with little hope of ready rescue or escape: The travelers were marooned by the blizzard.
n.
1. often Maroon
a. A fugitive black slave in the West Indies in the 1600s and 1700s.
b. A descendant of such a slave.
2. A person who is marooned, as on an island.
[From French marron, fugitive slave, from American Spanish cimarrón, wild, runaway, perhaps from cima, summit (from runaways' fleeing to the mountains), from Latin cȳma, sprout; see cyma.]
ma·roon 2
(mə-ro͞on′)n.
A dark reddish brown to dark purplish red.
[French marron, chestnut, from Italian marrone.]
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maroon
(məˈruːn)vb (tr)
1. to leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island
2. to isolate without resources
n
3. (Peoples) a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana
4. informal US and Canadian a person who has been marooned, esp on an island
[C17 (applied to fugitive slaves): from American Spanish cimarrón wild, literally: dwelling on peaks, from Spanish cima summit]
maroon
(məˈruːn)n
1. (Colours)
a. a dark red to purplish-red colour
b. (as adjective): a maroon carpet.
2. an exploding firework, esp one used as a warning signal
[C18: from French, literally: chestnut, marron1]
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ma•roon1
(məˈrun)n.
1. a dark brownish red color.
adj. 2. of the color maroon.
[1585–95; < French marron literally, chestnut, Middle French < Upper Italian]
ma•roon2
(məˈrun)v.t.
1. to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast.
2. to isolate without aid or resources.
n. 3. (often cap.) a member of any of a number of black communities in the West Indies and Guiana formed by fugitive slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries.
4. a person who is marooned.
[1660–70; < French mar(r)on, appar. < American Spanish cimarrón wild; first referred to escaped animals, later to fugitive slaves]
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maroon
Past participle: marooned
Gerund: marooning
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Noun | 1. | maroon - a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there" unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune |
2. | maroon - a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color purplish red, purplish-red - a red with a tinge of purple | |
3. | maroon - an exploding firework used as a warning signal firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. | |
Verb | 1. | maroon - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned" |
2. | maroon - leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" | |
Adj. | 1. | maroon - of dark brownish to purplish red chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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maroon
verb abandon, leave, desert, strand, leave high and dry (informal), cast away, cast ashore marooned on a desert island
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Translations
لون كَسْتَنائيمَنْبُوذ
hnědočervenýkaštanová hněďkaštanově hnědývysadit na pustém ostrovězanechat bez prostředků
efterlade på en øde økastanjebrunlade i stikkenrødbrun
punaruskeaviininpunainen
kestenjast
dumbrauîur, brúnrauîurskilja eftir á eyîieyyfirgefa
栗色の
밤색의
atstāt bezizejā/bezpalīdzīguizsēdināt vientuļā salāsarkanbrūna krāsa
gaštanovohnedá farbagaštanovohnedývysadiť na pustom ostrove
bordeauxvinröd
ซึ่งมีสีแดงม่วงเข้มอมน้ำตาล
çaresizlik içinde bırakmakıssız adaya çıkarıp terketmekkaderine terk etmekvişne çürüğü rengindevişne çürüğü renk
hạt dẻnâu sẫm
maroon
1 [məˈruːn]A. ADJ → granate
B. N (= colour) → granate m
maroon
2 [məˈruːn] VT [+ castaway] → abandonar (en una isla desierta) (fig) → aislar, dejar aisladowe were marooned by floods → quedamos aislados debido a las inundaciones
maroon
3 [məˈruːn] N (= distress signal) → petardo mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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maroon
1adj → kastanienbraun, rötlich braun
n (= colour) → Kastanienbraun nt
maroon
2vt → aussetzen; marooned → von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten; marooned by floods → vom Hochwasser eingeschlossen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
maroon
1 [məˈruːn] adj & n (colour) → bordeaux (m) invmaroon
2 [məˈruːn] vt (on island) → abbandonare; (subj, sea, traffic, snow) → bloccareto be marooned (in or at) (fig) → essere abbandonato/a (in)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
maroon1
(məˈruːn) noun a dark brownish-red colour. a deep shade of maroon; (also adjective) a large maroon car.
maroon2
(məˈruːn) verb1. to put (someone) on shore on a lonely island from which he cannot escape.
2. to leave (someone) in a helpless, lonely or uncomfortable position. I was marooned on a lonely country road.
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maroon
→ مَنْبُوذ hnědočervený kastanjebrun kastanienbraun μπορντό granate viininpunainen bordeaux kestenjast bordeaux 栗色の 밤색의 kastanjebruin rødbrun kasztanowy castanho темно-бордовый vinröd ซึ่งมีสีแดงม่วงเข้มอมน้ำตาล vişne çürüğü renginde nâu sẫm 栗色的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009