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1 ubérrimo
• fertile• fructiferous• plenteous• prolific• very fertile -
2 arable
• fertile• plowable• productive• tillable -
3 fértil
• fertile• fructiferous• productive• prolific -
4 fructífero
• fertile• fructiferous -
5 generativo
• fertile• generative• productive• prolific -
6 llanura fértil
• fertile plain• rich little daddy's boy• rich man -
7 prolífero
• fertile• proliferous -
8 prolífico
• fertile• fructiferous• productive• prolific -
9 suelo fértil
• fertile soil -
10 vega
• fertile plain• meadow• rich little daddy's boy• rich man• water main• water melon -
11 fértil
adj.1 fertile, fruitful, productive, prolific.2 fertile.* * *► adjetivo1 fertile, rich* * *adj.1) fertile2) productive* * *ADJ1) [tierra, campo] fertile, rich2) [persona, animal] fertile3) (=productivo) [idioma] rich, expressive; [discusión] fertile, fruitful; [imaginación] fertile* * *adjetivo fertile* * *= fertile, productive.Ex. There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.----* imaginación fértil = vivid imagination.* tierra fértil = loam.* * *adjetivo fertile* * *= fertile, productive.Ex: There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.
Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.* imaginación fértil = vivid imagination.* tierra fértil = loam.* * *1 ‹tierra/región› fertile, rich2 ‹mujer/hembra› fertile3 ‹imaginación› fertile* * *
fértil adjetivo
fertile
fértil adjetivo fertile
' fértil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
interfluvio
- pródiga
- pródigo
- suelo
- terreno
English:
fertile
- rich
- vivid
* * *fértil adj1. [mujer] fertile2. [tierra] fertile3. [imaginación] fertile* * *adj fertile;en edad fértil of child-bearing age* * *fértil adjfecundo: fertile, fruitful* * *fértil adj fertile -
12 fecundo
adj.1 fertile, rich, productive, fruitful.2 fertile.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fecundar.* * *► adjetivo1 fertile, fecund* * *ADJ1) [persona, tierra] fertile, fecund frm2) [pintor, escritor] prolific3) (=fructífero) fruitful, productiveuna década fecunda de los grandes economistas — a fruitful o productive period for great economists
fecundo de palabras — fluent, eloquent
fecundo en algo: una época muy fecunda en buenos poetas — a period which produced an abundance o a plethora of good poets
un libro fecundo en ideas — a book full of o rich in ideas
* * *- da adjetivoa) (Biol) < mujer> fertile* * *= fertile, productive.Ex. There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.* * *- da adjetivoa) (Biol) < mujer> fertile* * *= fertile, productive.Ex: There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.
Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.* * *fecundo -da2 ‹región› fertile; ‹tierra› rich, fertile, fecund ( frml)3 ‹labor› fruitful; ‹autor› prolific* * *
Del verbo fecundar: ( conjugate fecundar)
fecundo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
fecundó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
fecundar
fecundo
fecundar ( conjugate fecundar) verbo transitivo ‹ óvulo› to fertilize;
‹ animal› to inseminate
fecundo◊ -da adjetivo
‹ labor› fruitful
fecundar verbo transitivo to fertilize
fecundo,-a adjetivo
1 (muy productivo) prolific
2 fertile
' fecundo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fecunda
English:
prolific
* * *fecundo, -a adj1. [mujer] fertile2. [tierra] fertile3. [artista] prolific* * *adj fertile, fecund fml* * *fecundo, -da adjfértil: fertile, fecund -
13 vega
f.1 fertile plain.2 Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio.* * *1 fertile lowland, fertile plain* * *SF1) (=terreno bajo) fertile plain, rich lowland area; (=prado) water meadows [pl] ; (And) stretch of alluvial soil2) (Caribe) (=tabacal) tobacco plantation* * *1) (Geog) ≈meadow ( area of low-lying fertile land)2) (Chi) ( mercado de abastos) market* * *= lowlands.Ex. They took part in many small-scale but often bitterly fought operations across the coastal lowlands.* * *1) (Geog) ≈meadow ( area of low-lying fertile land)2) (Chi) ( mercado de abastos) market* * *= lowlands.Ex: They took part in many small-scale but often bitterly fought operations across the coastal lowlands.
* * *A ( Geog) ≈ meadow ( area of low-lying fertile land)B ( Chi) (mercado de abastos) market* * *
vega f Agr
1 fertile lowland
2 LAm tobacco plantation
' vega' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ribera
* * *vega nf1. [terreno fértil] fertile plain* * *f plain* * *vega nf: fertile lowland -
14 fecundar
v.1 to fertilize.2 to make fertile (hacer productivo).* * *1 to fertilize* * *VT1) (=engendrar) to fertilize2) liter (=fertilizar) to make fertile* * *verbo transitivob) (liter) ( hacer fértil) to make... fertile; < espíritu> to enrich* * *= fructify, fertilise [fertilize, -USA], inseminate.Ex. This is an accomplishment that has taken half a century to fructify.Ex. Christians act as salt in disinfecting, enriching and fertilising.Ex. 24 healthy large white sows were naturally inseminated and were confirmed to be pregnant after 23 days by echography.* * *verbo transitivob) (liter) ( hacer fértil) to make... fertile; < espíritu> to enrich* * *= fructify, fertilise [fertilize, -USA], inseminate.Ex: This is an accomplishment that has taken half a century to fructify.
Ex: Christians act as salt in disinfecting, enriching and fertilising.Ex: 24 healthy large white sows were naturally inseminated and were confirmed to be pregnant after 23 days by echography.* * *fecundar [A1 ]vt1 ‹óvulo› to fertilize; ‹animal› to inseminate2 ( liter) (hacer fértil) to make … fertilela lluvia que fecunda la tierra the rain that makes the earth fertile o ( liter) fruitfulhabía fecundado su espíritu it had enriched his spirit ( liter)* * *
fecundar ( conjugate fecundar) verbo transitivo ‹ óvulo› to fertilize;
‹ animal› to inseminate
fecundar verbo transitivo to fertilize
' fecundar' also found in these entries:
English:
fertilize
- impregnate
* * *fecundar vt1. [fertilizar] to fertilize2. [hacer productivo] to make fertile;la lluvia fecunda la tierra the rain makes the soil fertile* * *v/t fertilize* * *fecundar vt: to fertilize (an egg)♦ fecundación nf -
15 ubérrimo
adj.1 very fertile, fruitful, fertile, prolific.2 uberous.* * *► adjetivo1 formal very fertile, rich (vegetación) luxuriant* * ** * *- ma adjetivo (liter) bountiful (liter)* * *- ma adjetivo (liter) bountiful (liter)* * *ubérrimo -ma* * *
ubérrimo,-a adjetivo very abundant o fertile: es una tierra ubérrima, da varias cosechas al año, it is very fertile land, it can be harvested several times a year
' ubérrimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ubérrima
* * *ubérrimo, -a adjFormal [tierra] extremely fertile; [vegetación] luxuriant, abundant -
16 feraz
adj.fertile, fecund (Literario).* * *1 fertile* * *ADJ fertile, productive* * *adjetivo fertile, rich* * *adjetivo fertile, rich* * *fertile, rich* * *feraz adjLiterario fertile, fecund -
17 apropiado
adj.1 appropriate, convenient, apt, fit.2 appropriate, correct.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apropiar.* * *1→ link=apropiar apropiar► adjetivo1 suitable, fitting, appropriate* * *(f. - apropiada)adj.appropriate, suitable* * *ADJ appropriate ( para for)suitable ( para for)* * *- da adjetivo suitablepodrías haber elegido un momento más apropiado! — you could have chosen a better o (frml) more appropriate time
* * *= apposite, appropriate, apt, convenient, felicitous, fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, right, fitting, fertile, commensurate, rightful, seemly, accommodating, timely, beffiting.Ex. All terms may be included, and placed in the most apposite position in the hierarchy of the subject = Pueden incluirse todos los términos y colocarse en la posición más apropiada en la jerarquía de la materia.Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex. By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.Ex. The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.Ex. This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex. That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.Ex. With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.Ex. The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex. There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.Ex. For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.Ex. Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.Ex. Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex. I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.Ex. Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.----* apropiado para = well suited to/for.* considerar apropiado = consider + appropriate.* de forma apropiada = fitly, appropriately.* de modo apropiado = appropriately.* de un modo apropiado = fitly.* lo apropiado = appropriateness.* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el = teachable moment, the.* no muy apropiado = wide of the mark.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* ser apropiado = be right.* vestimenta apropiada para la lluvia = raingear.* * *- da adjetivo suitablepodrías haber elegido un momento más apropiado! — you could have chosen a better o (frml) more appropriate time
* * *= apposite, appropriate, apt, convenient, felicitous, fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, right, fitting, fertile, commensurate, rightful, seemly, accommodating, timely, beffiting.Ex: All terms may be included, and placed in the most apposite position in the hierarchy of the subject = Pueden incluirse todos los términos y colocarse en la posición más apropiada en la jerarquía de la materia.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.Ex: The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex: There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.Ex: Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.* apropiado para = well suited to/for.* considerar apropiado = consider + appropriate.* de forma apropiada = fitly, appropriately.* de modo apropiado = appropriately.* de un modo apropiado = fitly.* lo apropiado = appropriateness.* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el = teachable moment, the.* no muy apropiado = wide of the mark.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* ser apropiado = be right.* vestimenta apropiada para la lluvia = raingear.* * *apropiado -dasuitablellevaba un vestido muy poco apropiado para una boda the dress she was wearing was very inappropriate o unsuitable for a weddingel discurso fue muy apropiado a la ocasión the speech was very fitting for the occasionla persona apropiada para el cargo the right person o a suitable person for the jobeste libro no es apropiado para tu edad this book is unsuitable for someone of your age¡podrías haber elegido un momento más apropiado! you could have chosen a better o ( frml) more appropriate time* * *
Del verbo apropiar: ( conjugate apropiar)
apropiado es:
el participio
apropiado◊ -da adjetivo
suitable;
el discurso fue muy apropiado a la ocasión the speech was very fitting for the occasion;
no era el momento apropiado it wasn't the right moment
apropiado,-a adjetivo suitable, appropriate
' apropiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apropiada
- digna
- digno
- vestir
- adecuado
- debido
- recomendado
English:
appropriate
- apt
- becoming
- dishwasherproof
- fitting
- happy
- inappropriate
- right
- suit
- suitability
- suitable
- suited
- become
- proper
- unsuitable
- where
* * *apropiado, -a adjsuitable, appropriate;su comportamiento no fue muy apropiado his behaviour was rather inappropriate;estos zapatos no son apropiados para la playa these shoes aren't very suitable for the beach;no es la persona apropiada para el puesto he's not the right person for the job* * *adj appropriate, suitable* * *apropiado, -da adj: appropriate, proper, suitable♦ apropiadamente adv* * *apropiado adj appropriate / suitable -
18 huerta
f.1 market garden (British), truck farm (United States).2 orchard, large market garden, vegetable garden, garden.3 kitchen garden.* * *1 (terreno) market garden, US truck garden2 (zona) irrigated agricultural and market-gardening region* * *SF1) (=huerto) vegetable garden, kitchen garden (EEUU)2) Espla huerta murciana/valenciana — the fertile, irrigated region of Murcia/Valencia
3) And [de cacao] cocoa plantation* * *a) ( huerto grande) (vegetable) garden; ( con frutales) orchardb) ( explotación agrícola) truck farm (AmE), market garden (BrE)c)* * *= orchard, grove, market garden.Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Ex. His works remain predominantly religious narratives, situated in sacred wilderness groves.Ex. People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.----* huerta de manzanos = apple orchard.* huerta de naranjos = orange grove, orange orchard.* * *a) ( huerto grande) (vegetable) garden; ( con frutales) orchardb) ( explotación agrícola) truck farm (AmE), market garden (BrE)c)* * *= orchard, grove, market garden.Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
Ex: His works remain predominantly religious narratives, situated in sacred wilderness groves.Ex: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.* huerta de manzanos = apple orchard.* huerta de naranjos = orange grove, orange orchard.* * *1 (huerto grande) garden, vegetable garden; (con árboles frutales) orchard3la huerta valenciana/murciana the fertile region of Valencia/MurciaCompuesto:solar energy farm* * *
huerta sustantivo femenino
( con frutales) orchard
huerta f Agr
1 (parcela de cultivo) market, US truck garden
2 (zona de regadío) irrigated area used for cultivation
' huerta' also found in these entries:
English:
truck farm
- garden
- home
- market
- truck
* * *huerta nf1. [huerto] Br market garden, US truck farm2. [tierra de regadío] = irrigated crop-growing region* * *f truck farm, Brmarket garden* * *huerta nf1) : large vegetable garden, truck farm2) : orchard3) : irrigated land* * *huerta n1. (de verduras) market garden2. (de árboles frutales) orchard3. (zona agrícola) irrigated agricultural region -
19 tierra
f.1 land (terrenos, continentes).en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's landpor estas tierras round these parts, down this waytierra adentro inlandtierra de nadie no-man's-landtierra prometida Promised Landtierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra Santa the Holy Landtierra virgen virgin land2 land.cultivar la tierra to farm the land3 earth.se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoesun camino de tierra a dirt track4 ground (suelo).bajo tierra undergroundcaer a tierra to fall to the groundtomar tierra to land5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native land6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)7 soil, dirt.8 country, homeland.9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.* * *1 (planeta) earth2 (superficie sólida) land3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land4 (país) country, land5 (suelo) ground6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground1 land sing\caer por tierra figurado to crumbledar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the groundechar a tierra to demolishechar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyechar tierra encima de figurado to hush upponer tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarcepor estas tierras in these partspor tierra overland, by land¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!tierra adentro inland¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and dietirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyvivir de la tierra to make a living from the landtierra de nadie no-man's-landTierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra firme terra firma, dry landtierra natal homelandTierra Santa the Holy Land* * *noun f.1) earth2) land3) soil4) homeland•* * *SF1)• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth
2) (=superficie)a) [fuera del agua] land¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!
la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land
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por tierra — overland, by landatravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country
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tomar tierra — to reach port, get inb) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earthla explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground
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tocar tierra — to touch down•
tomar tierra — to landtierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land
3) (=suelo) ground•
caer a tierra — to fall down•
dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over•
echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground- venirse a o por tierra4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soilcon los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud
viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors
acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends
le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad
tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately
tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately
tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth
pista 3), política 2)tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately
5) (Agr) landtierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land
6) (=división territorial)a) (=lugar de origen)todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland
b) [en plural]sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia
no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world
- ver tierras7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)toma 1., 1)conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *tierra22 = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* buena tierra = good soil.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.* de tierra = onshore, earthen.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].* en la tierra = on the ground.* en la tierra de = in the land of.* en tierra = onshore, ashore.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* en tierras lejanas = outranged.* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.* gestión de tierras = land management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.* mala tierra = poor soil.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.* sobre la tierra = on the ground.* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.* tierra buena = good soil.* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.* tierra cultivable = arable land.* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.* tierra de pastos = pasture land.* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.* tierra fértil = sod, loam.* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.* tierra lejana = far off land.* tierra mala = poor soil.* tierra margosa = loamy soil.* tierra natal = homeland.* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.* tierras = landed estate.* tierras altas = highland.* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.* tierra salvaje = wilderness.* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.* tierras bajas = lowlands.* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.* tierras del sur = southland.* tierras mejores = greener pastures.* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.* tierras perdidas = lost lands.* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* toma de tierra = earthing.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* uso de la tierra = land use.* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.* * *A (campo, terreno) landuna distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of landtierras comunales common landcompró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durangotierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid landtierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated landtierras baldías wastelandlos que trabajan la tierra those who work the landponer tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)B1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthclavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the groundésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soilcavaba la tierra he was digging the groundun camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earthno juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthyun camino de tierra a dirt road o track¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year nowechar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dashecharse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind onetragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earthen aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me upCompuesto:( Esp) clayel cable que va a tierra the ground o earth leadnecesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthedD (por oposición al mar, al aire) land¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!viajar por tierra to travel overland o by landiniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interiorgentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inlandmisiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missilesel ejército de tierra the armytierra firme solid ground, terra firmaquedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)tocar tierra to land, put into porttomar tierra to land, touch downE1(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native landlas cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countriespartió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortunevino de la tierra local wine, locally produced winefruta de la tierra locally grown fruit2 (territorio) soilen el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soilCompuestos:: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200mTierra del Fuegono-man's-landthe cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)native land, land of one's birthPromised LandHoly Landthe temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)Fla composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earthCreador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth* * *
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;
‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;
tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock
* * *tierra nf2. [superficie] land;viajar por tierra to travel by land;tierra adentro inland;poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarceAm tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;tierra de nadie no-man's-land;tierra prometida Promised Land;Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;Tierra Santa the Holy Land;la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;tierra virgen virgin land3. [suelo] ground;trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;caer a tierra to fall to the ground;muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth; Fam¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;4. [materia] earth;[para nutrir plantas] soil;se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;un camino de tierra a dirt track;política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;Formaldar tierra a alguien to bury sb;tierra batida [en tenis] clay;tierra vegetal topsoil, loam5. [en agricultura] land;cultivar la tierra to farm the landtierra cultivable arable land;tierra de cultivo arable land;tierra de labor arable land;tierra de labranza arable land6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;[región] home o native region;este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native landen tierras del rey on the King's land;en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;ver otras tierras to travel, to see the worldestar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded10. Am [polvo] dust* * *f1 land;tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;tierras altas highlands;tierras bajas lowlands;poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;por tierra viajar by land;tomar tierra AVIA land2 materia soil, earth;echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;echar por tierra ruin, wreck;como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth3 ( patria) native land, homeland;de la tierra locally produced, local4 EL ground, Brearth5:la Tierra the Earth* * *tierra nf1) : land2) suelo: ground, earth3) : country, homeland, soil4)tierra natal : native land5)la Tierra : the Earth* * *tierra n1. (terreno) land2. (materia) earth / soil3. (suelo) groundechar por tierra to ruin / to spoil -
20 productivo
adj.1 productive, efficient.2 productive, fruitful, prolific.3 productive, creative.4 productive, profitable.* * *► adjetivo1 (reunión, tierra) productive; (inversión) profitable* * *(f. - productiva)adj.* * *ADJ [tierra, fábrica, encuentro] productive; [negocio] profitableproductivo de interés — [bono] interest-bearing
* * *- va adjetivo < tierra> productive, fertile; <empresa/negocio> lucrative; <reunión/jornada> productive* * *= productive.Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.----* poco productivo = unproductive.* * *- va adjetivo < tierra> productive, fertile; <empresa/negocio> lucrative; <reunión/jornada> productive* * *= productive.Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
* poco productivo = unproductive.* * *productivo -va‹tierra› productive, fertile; ‹empresa/negocio› lucrative; ‹reunión/jornada› productive* * *
productivo◊ -va adjetivo
productive;
‹empresa/negocio› lucrative
productivo,-a adjetivo
1 productive
2 Econ profitable
' productivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fecunda
- fecundo
- pródiga
- pródigo
- productiva
English:
productive
* * *productivo, -a adj1. [trabajador, método] productive;[encuentro] productive, fruitful2. [inversión, negocio] profitable* * *adj2 empresa profitable* * *productivo, -va adj1) : productive2) lucrativo: profitable
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