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1 infertile
1) ((of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops: The land was stony and infertile.) estéril2) ((of persons or animals) unable to have young.) estéril•tr[ɪn'fɜːtaɪl]1 estérilinfertile [ɪn'fərt̬əl, -.taɪl] adj: estéril, infecundoadj.• estéril adj.• infecundo (Agricultura) adj.• infértil adj.ɪn'fɜːrtḷ, ɪn'fɜːtaɪladjective <land/soil> estéril, infecundo, yermo (liter); <woman/man/animal> estéril[ɪn'fɜːtaɪl]ADJ [land, soil] yermo, infecundo; [person, animal] estéril* * *[ɪn'fɜːrtḷ, ɪn'fɜːtaɪl]adjective <land/soil> estéril, infecundo, yermo (liter); <woman/man/animal> estéril -
2 barren
'bærən(not able to produce crops, fruit, young etc: barren soil; a barren fruit-tree; a barren woman.) estéril, baldío (tierra), infértiltr['bærən]1 (land, woman) estéril2 (meagre) escaso,-abarren ['bærən] adj1) sterile: estéril (dícese de las plantas o la mujer), árido (dícese del suelo)2) deserted: yermo, desiertoadj.• calvo, -a adj.• estéril adj.• infructuoso, -a adj.• machorro, -a adj.• pelado, -a adj.• seco, -a adj.• yermo, -a adj.• árido, -a adj.n.• tierra yerma s.f.'bærənadjective -er, -est ( infertile) <land/soil> estéril, yermo (liter); <tree/plant/animal> (no comp) estéril; < woman> (dated or liter) infecunda, estéril['bærǝn]ADJ [soil] árido; [plant, woman] estérilbarren of — falto de, desprovisto de
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3 sterile
1) ((of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young.)2) (free from germs: A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile.)•- sterilize
- sterilise
- sterilization
- sterilisation
tr['steraɪl]1 (barren) estéril2 (germ-free) esterilizado,-asterile ['stɛrəl] adj: estériladj.• estéril adj.• fallido, -a adj.• infecundo, -a adj.• machorro, -a adj.'sterəl, 'steraɪladjective estéril['steraɪl]ADJ1) (=germ-free) esterilizado2) (=infertile) estéril* * *['sterəl, 'steraɪl]adjective estéril
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Infertile — In*fer tile, a. [L. infertilis: cf. F. infertile. See {In } not, and {Fertile}.] Not fertile; not productive; barren; sterile; unable to propagate its kind; as, an infertile soil; an infertile hybrid; of living things and of soil or land. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infertile — [[t]ɪnfɜ͟ː(r)taɪl, AM t(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ A person or animal that is infertile is unable to produce babies. According to one survey, one woman in eight is infertile. Derived words: infertility [[t]ɪ̱nfɜː(r)tɪ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Male infertility is … English dictionary
infertile — adjective 1) infertile soil Syn: barren, unfruitful, unproductive; sterile, impoverished, arid 2) she was infertile Syn: sterile, barren; childless, unable to procreate/reproduce, impotent; Medicine in … Thesaurus of popular words
infertile — infertilely, adv. infertility, infertileness, n. /in ferr tl/ or, esp. Brit., / tuyl/, adj. not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil. [1590 1600; < L infertilis. See IN 3, FERTILE] * * * … Universalium
infertile — /ɪnˈfɜtaɪl / (say in fertuyl) adjective not fertile; unfruitful; unproductive; barren: infertile soil. –infertility /ɪnfəˈtɪləti/ (say infuh tiluhtee), noun …
Soil — For other uses, see Soil (disambiguation). A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; the bottommost layer represents bedrock … Wikipedia
soil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 earth ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ shallow, thin ▪ fertile, good, rich ▪ infertile … Collocations dictionary
soil — 01. You need to turn the [soil] at the base of the plant once in a while to keep it from getting too hard packed. 02. The old man had trouble controlling himself, and often [soiled] his pants. 03. The [soil] at the mouth of a river is usually… … Grammatical examples in English
infertile — in|fer|tile [ınˈfə:taıl US ˈfə:rtl] adj 1.) unable to have babies ▪ infertile couples 2.) infertile land or soil is not good enough to grow plants in … Dictionary of contemporary English
infertile — adjective 1 infertile land or soil is not good enough to grow plants in 2 an infertile person or animal cannot have babies infertility noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
infertile — adj. Infertile is used with these nouns: ↑couple, ↑earth, ↑soil … Collocations dictionary
