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1 barren
1. n1) пустир, пустище, пустка2) амер. піщана рівнина, покрита кущами2. adj1) безплідний, неродючий; виснажений (про грунт)2) нездатна народжувати дітей, безпліднаbarren fig-tree — бібл. безплідна смоківниця, бездітна жінка
3) яловий, непродуктивний4) стерильний6) пустий, беззмістовний7) нудний, байдужий* * *I n1) пустир, пустище2) aмep. піщана рівнина, покрита чагарникомII a1) безплідний, нездатний до дітородіння; яловий; непродуктивний ( про худобу); бoт. безплідний; безнасінний; cпeц. стерильний2) безплідний, неродючий, пісний ( про землю)3) (of) бідний ( на що-небудь); позбавлений ( чого-небудь)4) порожній, беззмістовний5) нудний, байдужий, беззмістовний, дурний ( про людину)6) марний, невигідний7) гipн. непродуктивний; який не містить корисних копалин, пустий ( про породу)8)barren fig-tree — бездітна жінка; пустоцвіт ( про людину)
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