fallow

• Describe tierra que ha sido arada pero no sembrada durante una temporada o más, o metafóricamente un período de inactividad o descanso.

Describes land that is plowed and left unseeded for a season or more, or metaphorically describes a period of inactivity or rest.

1. Uncultivated landB2formal

   Describes land that is plowed but left unseeded for a season to restore fertility.

   tierra en barbecho

   • The farmer left the field fallow this year to improve the soil.
   • Fallow fields are essential for sustainable agriculture.
   • They rotated crops and kept some land fallow.

   Sinónimosdormantidleunplantedunseededunsown

   Antónimoscultivatedfertileplantedseededtilled

2. Inactive or dormantC1formal

   Describes a period of inactivity or lack of development.

   inactivo, en barbecho (figurado)

   • His creative career lay fallow for several years.
   • The project remained fallow due to lack of funding.
   • After a fallow period, the company launched new products.

   Sinónimosdormantidleinactivelatentquiescentunproductiveunused

   Antónimosactivecultivatedfertileoperativeproductive

• Sustantivo que designa la tierra que se ara y se deja sin sembrar durante una o varias temporadas, generalmente para restaurar su fertilidad.

A noun referring to land that is plowed and left unseeded for a season or more, typically to restore its fertility.

incontable

1. Plowed but unseeded landC1formal

   Land that has been plowed and left unseeded for a season or more to restore its fertility.

   Barbecho

   • The farmer left the field fallow to improve the soil quality.
   • Crop rotation often includes a year of fallow.
   • The fallow was covered with wildflowers and grasses.