maroon

ma·roon ¹  (m-rn)

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 17th and 18th centuries.

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 cma, sprout; see cyma.]

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ma·roon ²  (m-rn)

n.

A dark reddish brown to dark purplish red.

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[French marron, chestnut, from Italian marrone.]

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maroon¹

vb (tr)

1. to leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island

2. to isolate without resources

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana

2. US and Canadian informal 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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maroon²

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / 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

[from French, literally: chestnut, marron¹]

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

Translations

maroon¹ [məˈruːn]

A. ADJ → granate

B. N (= colour) → granate m

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maroon² [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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maroon³ [məˈruːn] N (= distress signal) → petardo m

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maroon [məˈruːn] adj → bordeaux inv

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maroon¹

adj → kastanienbraun, rötlich braun

n (= colour) → Kastanienbraun nt

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maroon²

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

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maroon¹ [məˈruːn] adj & n (colour) → bordeaux (m) inv

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maroon¹ [məˈruːn] adj & n (colour) → bordeaux (m) inv

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maroon² [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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maroon² [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

n maroon [məˈruːn]

a dark brownish-red colour a deep shade of maroon; (also adjective ) a large maroon car. maroen لون كَسْتَنائي червенокафяв kaštanová hněď; kaštanově hnědý rødbrun das Kastanienbraun; kastanienbraun μπορντό granate kastanpruun خرمایی punaruskea 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 kastanjebruin rødbrun kasztanowaty 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

v maroon [məˈruːn]

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 vysadit na pustém ostrově efterlade på en øde ø aussetzen εγκαταλείπω (σε ερημονήσι) abandonar tühjale saarele maha jätma رها کردن در جزیره ای دور افتاده jättää autiolle saarelle abandonner (dans une île déserte) 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 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 ปล่อยทิ้ง 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 zanechat bez prostředků lade i stikken im Stich lassen αφήνω κπ. απομονωμένο και αβοήθητο abandonar hätta jätma در جزیره ای دور افتاده زندگی کردن jättää pulaan 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 achterlaten la i stikken pozostawić na łasce losu 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 使處於孤立無援的境地 залишити у безвихідному становищі کسی کو بے آسرا چھوڑ دینا đẩy ai vào tình huống khó khăn 使处于孤立无援授的境地

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maroon → منبوذ 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