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adj. braakland, braakakker (geploegd maar niet gezaaid0--------n. braak veld, een geploegd veld maar nog niet gezaaid[ fæloo]♦voorbeelden: -
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n. leugen--------n. ligging, plaats; leugen--------v. liegen, een leugen vertellen; oplichten; voor de gek houden--------v. liggen; rusten; zich thuisvoelen; zijnlie1[ laj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 leugen♦voorbeelden:tell a lie • liegen2 〈 Brits-Engels〉 the lie of the land • de natuurlijke ligging van het gebied/stuk grond; 〈 figuurlijk〉 de stand van zakengive the lie to • weerleggen→ white white/————————lie2I 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord; lied, lying〉♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:lie oneself out of something • zich ergens uit liegen————————lie31 (plat/uitgestrekt/vlak) liggen ⇒ rusten♦voorbeelden:1 lie ill • ziek in/te bed liggenlie asleep • liggen te slapen〈voornamelijk Brits-Engels; slang〉 lie doggo • zich schuil/koest/gedeisd houden2 here lies … • hier ligt/rust …lie at the mercy of • overgeleverd zijn aanlie in ruins/in the dust • in puin liggenlie dormant • sluimerenlie fallow • braak liggenlie heavy • zwaar op de maag liggen; (zwaar) op het geweten drukken, dwars zittenlie at anchor/its moorings • voor anker liggen, vastliggenmy sympathy lies with … • mijn medeleven/sympathie gaat uit naar …
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fallow — fal‧low [ˈfæləʊ ǁ loʊ] adjective 1. FARMING fallow land has been dug but is not being used for growing crops, giving the quality of the soil a chance to improve: • fallow land • a fallow field 2. lie fallow FARMING if … Financial and business terms
Fallow — Fal low, n. [So called from the fallow, or somewhat yellow, color of naked ground; or perh. akin to E. felly, n., cf. MHG. valgen to plow up, OHG. felga felly, harrow.] 1. Plowed land. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Who . . . pricketh his blind horse over … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fallow — Fal low, a. [AS. fealu, fealo, pale yellow or red; akin to D. vaal fallow, faded, OHG. falo, G. falb, fahl, Icel. f[ o]lr, and prob. to Lith. palvas, OSlav. plav[u^] white, L. pallidus pale, pallere to be pale, Gr. polio s gray, Skr. palita. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fallow — fallow1 [fal′ō] n. [ME falow < OE fealh, akin to fealh, harrow, felly (of wheel) < IE base * pelk , to turn > Gael olca, fallow land] 1. land plowed but not seeded for one or more growing seasons, to kill weeds, make the soil richer, etc … English World dictionary
Fallow — Fal low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fallowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fallowing}.] [From {Fallow}, n.] To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fallow — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of farmland) ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown. 2) characterized by inactivity. 3) (of a sow) not pregnant. ► NOUN ▪ a piece of fallow land. DERIVATIVES fallowness noun … English terms dictionary
fallow — index barren, idle, otiose, unproductive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fallow — [adj] inactive dormant, idle, inert, neglected, quiescent, resting, slack, uncultivated, undeveloped, unplanted, unplowed, unproductive, unseeded, untilled, unused, vacant, virgin; concepts 485,560 Ant. active, cultivated, developed, used … New thesaurus
fallow — {{11}}fallow (adj.) pale yellow, brownish yellow, O.E. fealu reddish yellow, yellowish brown, tawny, dusk colored, from P.Gmc. *falwa (Cf. O.S. falu, O.N. fölr, M.Du. valu, Du. vaal, O.H.G. falo, Ger. falb), from PIE *pal wo dark colored, gray… … Etymology dictionary
fallow — [[t]fæ̱loʊ[/t]] 1) ADJ Fallow land has been dug or ploughed but nothing has been planted in it, especially so that its quality or strength has a chance to improve. ...great red barns in empty fallow fields... The fields lay fallow. 2) ADJ: usu… … English dictionary
fallow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English falow, from Old English fealu; akin to Old High German falo pale, fallow, Latin pallēre to be pale, Greek polios gray Date: before 12th century of a light yellowish brown color II. noun Etymology: Middle… … New Collegiate Dictionary