German-English translation for "brachliegen"

"brachliegen" English translation

brachliegen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; hund | and u. sein>

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be fallow go to waste
  • be fallow
    brachliegen Agrar-/Landwirtschaft | agricultureAGR
    brachliegen Agrar-/Landwirtschaft | agricultureAGR
examples
  • go (oder | orod run) to waste
    brachliegen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    brachliegen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
ein Talent brachliegen lassen
to waste a talent
ein Talent brachliegen lassen
das Land brachliegen lassen
to let the land lie fallow
das Land brachliegen lassen
man soll nicht fremde Äcker pflügen, wenn die eigenen brachliegen
do not meddle in other people’s affairs whilst your own are left unattended
man soll nicht fremde Äcker pflügen, wenn die eigenen brachliegen
They are forced to leave land fallow.
Man zwingt sie, Land brachliegen zu lassen.
Source: Europarl
One should never let any of the faculties of nature lie fallow.
Man darf die Gaben, die einem die Natur verliehen, nicht brachliegen lassen.
Source: Books
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