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21 arid
1) ( very dry) dürr, ausgedörrt;\arid climate Trockenklima nt;\arid zone Trockenzone f;an \arid book ein langweiliges Buch;( unproductive) unergiebig;after several \arid years... nach einer Durststrecke von mehreren Jahren... -
22 barren
a \barren landscape eine karge [o öde]; [o kahle] Landschaft2) ( producing no results) nutzlos, zwecklos;\barren capital totes Kapital;to be of \barren results kaum Erfolg haben;\barren years magere Jahre -
23 fallow
a \fallow field ein Brachfeld nt, eine Brache;to lie \fallow brachliegen2) ( unproductive) still, ruhig;a \fallow period eine ruhige Zeit -
24 sterile
2) agr\sterile soil unfruchtbarer Boden\sterile environment sterile Umgebung;\sterile until opened vakuumverpackt;\sterile argument fruchtloser Streit;\sterile campaign erfolglose Kampagne;\sterile capital totes Kapital -
25 unprofitable
1) ( not making a profit) unrentabel;their business was \unprofitable ihr Betrieb warf keinen Gewinn ab;\unprofitable investment Fehlinvestition f2) ( unproductive) unproduktiv, unergiebig -
26 wasteland
'waste·land n1) ( neglected land) ungenutztes Grundstück;( not built on) unbebautes Grundstück( not built on) unbebautes Land;their relationship had become an emotional \wasteland ihre Beziehung hatte sich emotional totgelaufen;cultural \wasteland Kulturwüste f -
27 work out
vt1) ( calculate)to \work out out <-> sth etw errechnen [o ausrechnen];to \work out sth out to three decimal places etw bis drei Stellen hinter dem Komma ausrechnen;to \work out out the best way den günstigsten Weg berechnen;to \work out out how much/what... ausrechnen, wie viel/was...2) ( develop)to \work out out <-> sth etw ausarbeiten;to \work out out a settlement einen Vergleich aushandeln;to \work out out a solution eine Lösung erarbeiten;3) ( understand)to \work out out <-> sb jdn verstehen, schlau aus jdm werden;to \work out out <-> sth etw verstehen, hinter etw akk kommen;to \work out out that... dahinter kommen, dass...4) ( complete)to \work out out <-> sth etw vollenden;to \work out out a contract einen Vertrag erfüllen;to \work out out one's notice seine Kündigungsfrist einhalten5) ( solve itself)to \work out itself out;the problem will \work out itself out das Problem wird sich von allein lösen;things usually \work out themselves out die Dinge erledigen sich meist von selbst1) ( amount to)to \work out out at roughly £10 a head sich auf ungefähr 10 Pfund pro Kopf belaufen;to \work out out cheaper/ more expensive billiger/teurer kommen;the figures \work out out differently each time die Zahlen ergeben jedes Mal etwas anderes;that \work outs out at 154 litres per day das macht 154 Liter am Tagthe way it \work outed out in the end was that... am Ende lief es darauf hinaus, dass...;to \work out out for the best sich akk zum Guten wenden;to \work out out badly schiefgehen;to \work out out well gut laufen4) ( do exercise) trainieren -
28 DUP
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unproductive — UK US /ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/ adjective ► PRODUCTION, ECONOMICS not producing goods, crops, profits, etc. in a satisfactory amount: »unproductive investments/jobs/projects »Grass planted on currently unproductive land could form a useful extra income for … Financial and business terms
unproductive — I adjective abortive, arid, barren, doomed, dry, effete, exhausted, fallow, fruitless, futile, impotent, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, infecund, infecundus, infertile, inoperative, issueless, jejune, nugatory, otiose, profitless,… … Law dictionary
unproductive — (adj.) 1756, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + PRODUCTIVE (Cf. productive) … Etymology dictionary
unproductive — [adj] idle, nonproductive barren, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, infertile, pointless, sterile, trivial, unprofitable, useless, worthless; concepts 267,560 … New thesaurus
unproductive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, etc. 2) not achieving much; not very useful … English terms dictionary
unproductive — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unproductive — [[t]ʌ̱nprədʌ̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is unproductive does not produce any good results. Research workers are well aware that much of their time and effort is unproductive. ...increasingly unproductive land. Ant: productive … English dictionary
unproductive — un|pro|duc|tive [ ,ʌnprə dʌktıv ] adjective not achieving any benefits or positive results: The search proved unproductive. a. unproductive land is not good for growing crops … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unproductive — adjective 1) unproductive soil Syn: infertile, sterile, barren, arid, unfruitful, poor Ant: fertile 2) unproductive meetings Syn: fruitless, futile … Thesaurus of popular words
unproductive — UK [ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] / US adjective 1) not achieving any benefits or positive results The search proved unproductive. 2) unproductive land is not good for growing crops on … English dictionary
unproductive — adjective Not productive; useless; fruitless. Juggling is an amusing pastime, but generally unproductive … Wiktionary
