There are several ways to say desert in Italian. One of which is abbandonare. You can find some others, as well as other language translations for this word on answers.com at the following link: http://www.answers.com/desert.
"Desert rifle" in English is fucile nel deserto.
Alto deserto is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "high desert."Specifically, the masculine adjective alto means "high." The masculine noun deserto translates as "desert." The pronunciation will be "AL-to dey-ZER-to" in Italian.
When translated from English to Italian a raccoon is a procione
"Out" in English is fuori in Italian.
"About" in English is circa in Italian.
"Or" in English is o in Italian.
"Not italian" in English is non italiano in Italian.
"To have" in English means avere in Italian.
"You did" in English is Hai fatto! in Italian.
"We had to..." in English is Abbiamo dovuto... in Italian.
Questa in Italian is "this" in English.
"Who we are" in English is Chi siamo in Italian.