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1) (producing a lot: fertile fields; a fertile mind/imagination.) fértil2) (able to produce fruit, children, young animals etc: fertile seed.) fértil•- fertilize
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fertile adj fértiltr['fɜːtaɪl]1 fértil, fecundo,-afertile ['fərt̬əl] adj: fértil, fecundoadj.• fecundo, -a adj.• feraz adj.• fértil adj.'fɜːrtḷ, 'fɜːtaɪlb) ( capable of reproducing) <woman/animal/plant> fértil; <seed/egg> fecundadoc) ( inventive) < imagination> fértil, fecundo['fɜːtaɪl]1. ADJ1) (Agr) [land, valley, soil] fértil2) (Bio) [woman, animal, phase] fértil; [egg] fértil, fecundo3) (fig) (=productive) fértil; (=creative) [imagination, mind] fecundo, fértilthis was her most fertile period of writing — como escritora, esta fue su época más fértil
this situation provides a fertile breeding ground for racists — esta situación es un caldo de cultivo para el racismo
2.CPDfertile period N — [of woman, animal] periodo m fértil
* * *['fɜːrtḷ, 'fɜːtaɪl]b) ( capable of reproducing) <woman/animal/plant> fértil; <seed/egg> fecundadoc) ( inventive) < imagination> fértil, fecundo
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