maroon

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.

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[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.]

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ma·roon ²

 (mə-ro͞on′)

n.

A dark reddish brown to dark purplish red.

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[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]

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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

Imperative

maroon

maroon

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Thesaurus

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" strand desert, desolate, forsake, abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
	2.	maroon - leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
Adj.	1.	maroon - of dark brownish to purplish red brownish-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

kastanienbraunaussetzenim Stich lassen

μπορντό

castañocimarróngranate

punaruskeaviininpunainen

bordeauxframboisemarron

kestenjast

dumbrauîur, brúnrauîurskilja eftir á eyîieyyfirgefa

marronebordeauxcastanorazzo di segnalazionerossastro

栗色の

밤색의

atstāt bezizejā/bezpalīdzīguizsēdināt vientuļā salāsarkanbrūna krāsa

kastanjebruin

rødbrunetterlate på en øde øyla i stikken

kasztanowy

castanho

темно-бордовый

gaštanovohnedá farbagaštanovohnedývysadiť na pustom ostrove

bordeauxvinröd

ซึ่งมีสีแดงม่วงเข้มอมน้ำตาล

çaresizlik içinde bırakmakıssız adaya çıkarıp terketmekkaderine terk etmekvişne çürüğü rengindevişne çürüğü renk

hạt dẻnâu sẫm

使处于孤立无援的境地将某人放逐到孤岛栗色栗色的

maroon

¹ [məˈruːn]

A. ADJ → granate

B. N (= colour) → granate m

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maroon

² [məˈruːn] VT [+ castaway] → abandonar (en una isla desierta) (fig) → aislar, dejar aislado
we were marooned by floods → quedamos aislados debido a las inundaciones

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maroon

³ [məˈruːn] N (= distress signal) → petardo m

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maroon

[məˈruːn] adj → bordeaux inv

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maroon

¹

adj → kastanienbraun, rötlich braun

n (= colour) → Kastanienbraun nt

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maroon

²

vt → aussetzen; marooned → von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten; marooned by floods → vom Hochwasser eingeschlossen

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maroon

¹ [məˈruːn] adj & n (colour) → bordeaux (m) inv

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maroon

² [məˈruːn] vt (on island) → abbandonare; (subj, sea, traffic, snow) → bloccare
to be marooned (in or at) (fig) → essere abbandonato/a (in)

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maroon¹

(məˈruːn) noun

a dark brownish-red colour. a deep shade of maroon; (also adjective) a large maroon car. maroen لون كَسْتَنائي червенокафяв marrom kaštanová hněď; kaštanově hnědý das Kastanienbraun; kastanienbraun rødbrun μπορντόgranate kastanpruun خرمایی viininpunainen bordeaux צֶבַע חוּם עַרמוֹנִי गाढा़ भूरा रंग kestenjast gesztenyebarna coklat tua kemerahan dumbrauður, brúnrauður (color rosso cupo) くり色 (の) 밤색 kaštoninė spalva sarkanbrūna krāsa warna merah manggis kastanjebruinrødbrunkasztanowaty خرمايى cor de vinho castaniu тёмно-бордовый (цвет) gaštanovohnedá farba; gaštanovohnedý kostanjeva barva kestenjast rödbrun färg สีแดงม่วงเข้มอมน้ำตาล vişne çürüğü renk 栗色 каштановий колір گہرے قرمزی کشمشی رنگ کا màu nâu sẫm 栗色

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maroon²

(məˈruːn) verb

1. to put (someone) on shore on a lonely island from which he cannot escape. gestrand يَضَع شَخْصا في جزيرةٍ لا يسْتَطيع الهرب منها оставям сам abandonar vysadit na pustém ostrově aussetzen efterlade på en øde ø εγκαταλείπωabandonar tühjale saarele maha jätma رها کردن در جزیره ای دور افتاده jättää asumattomalle saarelle abandonner לִנטוֹש בְּאִי שוֹמֵם असहाय छोड़ना iskrcati koga na pustu otoku lakatlan szigetre kitesz mendamparkan skilja eftir á eyðiey abbandonare 孤島に置去りにする 무인도에 버리다 išlaipinti negyvenamoje saloje izsēdināt vientuļā salā mendamparkan op een onbewoond eiland achterlaten etterlate på en øde øy wysadzić na bezludnej wyspie جزيره ته تبعيد كول abandonar a părăsi (pe cineva) pe o insulă pus­tie высаживать на необитаемом острове vysadiť na pustom ostrove pustiti (na neobljudenem otoku) odseći od sveta landsätta på en öde ö ปล่อยเกาะ ıssız adaya çıkarıp terketmek 將(某人)放逐到孤島 лишати на безлюдному острові ویران جگہ یا جزیرے پر تنہا چھوڑ دینا bỏ ai lên đảo hoang 将（某人）放逐到孤岛

2. to leave (someone) in a helpless, lonely or uncomfortable position. I was marooned on a lonely country road. gestrand يَتْرُكُ شَخْصا في مكان مُنْعَزِل في وضعٍ صَعب изолирам abandonar zanechat bez prostředků im Stich lassen lade i stikken αφήνω κπ. απομονωμένο και αβοήθητο abandonar hätta jätma در جزیره ای دور افتاده زندگی کردن jättää tukalaan tilanteeseen abandonner לִנטוֹש असहाय छोड़ना, दण्डस्वरूप (किसी व्यक्ति को) निर्जन द्वीप में उतार कर छोड़ देना, सम्पर्क से कट जाना, अलग पड़ जाना, आवारागर्दी करना ostaviti u nezavidnom položaju partra kitesz; ottreked menelantarkan yfirgefa abbandonare 置き去りにする 고립시키다, 가두다 palikti likimo valiai atstāt bezizejā/bezpalīdzīgu meninggalkan achterlatenla i stikken pozostawić na łasce losu لرى په جزيره كښى ژوند كول abandonar a părăsi оставить в безвыходном положении nechať bez prostriedkov pustiti na cedilu ostaviti lämna åt sitt öde ปล่อยทิ้งไว้ çaresizlik içinde bırakmak, kaderine terk etmek 使孤立無援 залишити у безвихідному становищі کسی کو بے آسرا چھوڑ دینا đẩy ai vào tình huống khó khăn 使处于孤立无援的境地

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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

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