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adjective1) (infertile) unfruchtbar2) (meagre, dull) nutzlos [Handlung, Arbeit]; mager [Ergebnis]; unfruchtbar [Periode, Beziehung]; fruchtlos [Diskussion]* * *['bærən](not able to produce crops, fruit, young etc: barren soil; a barren fruit-tree; a barren woman.) unfruchtbar- academic.ru/5592/barrenness">barrenness* * *bar·rena \barren landscape eine karge [o öde] [o kahle] Landschaft\barren money totes Kapitalto be \barren of results kaum Erfolg haben\barren years magere Jahre* * *['brən]1. adj1) unfruchtbar; land also karg2) (fig) years unfruchtbar, unproduktiv; discussion also fruchtlos; atmosphere also steril; style, subject trocken; topic unergiebiga government barren of new ideas — eine Regierung, der neue Ideen fehlen or die keinerlei neue Ideen hat
2. n barrens3. pl (esp US)Ödland nt* * *barren [ˈbærən]A adj (adv barrenly)1. unfruchtbar:a) steril (Mensch, Tier, Pflanze)b) öde, dürr, kahl, unproduktiv (Land)2. figa) öde, trocken, uninteressantb) seichtc) dürftig, armselig3. fig (geistig) unproduktiv (Phase etc):go through a barren spell eine Durststrecke durchmachen4. figa) leerb) arm (of an dat):his speech was barren of wit seiner Rede fehlte der oder jeglicher Witz5. nutzlos:barren capital WIRTSCH totes Kapital;a barren title ein leerer Titel6. milchlos (Kuh)B s meist pl US Ödland n* * *adjective1) (infertile) unfruchtbar2) (meagre, dull) nutzlos [Handlung, Arbeit]; mager [Ergebnis]; unfruchtbar [Periode, Beziehung]; fruchtlos [Diskussion]* * *adj.unfruchtbar adj.
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