English-German translation for "barren"

"barren" German translation

barren
[ˈbærən]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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unfruchtbar, steril unfruchtbar, öde, trocken, dürr, kahl, unproduktiv trocken, uninteressant, wertlos, öde, seicht unproduktiv, dumm, langweilig dürftig, leer, arm unproduktiv, ergebnislos gelt, milchlos taub
  • unproduktiv, dumm, langweilig
    barren intellectually figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    barren intellectually figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • dürftig, leer, arm (of andative (case) | Dativ dat)
    barren lacking figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    barren lacking figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • gelt, milchlos
    barren producing no milk: cow
    barren producing no milk: cow
  • taub
    barren geology | GeologieGEOL rock
    barren geology | GeologieGEOL rock
  • barren syn → see „bare“
    barren syn → see „bare“
  • barren syn → see „sterile“
    barren syn → see „sterile“
barren
[ˈbærən]noun | Substantiv susually | meist meistplural | Plural pl American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS

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ödes, baumloses Land, Ödland
  • ödes
    barren
    especially | besondersbesonders baumloses Land, Ödlandneuter | Neutrum n
    barren
    barren
barren oak
barren oak
Dies ist eine felsige und karge Landschaft, trotzdem gibt es hier einige Spinnen.
This is a rugged and barren landscape, yet there are quite a few spiders here.
Source: TED
Aber Galileo sah eine steinige, kahle Welt, welche er durch ein Aquarellgemälde abbildete.
But what Galileo saw was a rocky, barren world, which he expressed through his watercolor painting.
Source: TED
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