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Definition of fallow - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
field restTECH. farmland kept unplanted for a time to restore nutrientsTECH.
- After two harvests, the farmer left the plot fallow to restore nutrients.
Adjective
1.
figurativeinactive or unproductive
- His creativity had lain fallow for years..
2.
agricultureTECH. land ploughed but left unseeded to regain fertilityTECH.
- The farmer left the field fallow for a season.
3.
colorsRare of a light yellowish-brown colorRare
- The horse had a fallow coat.
Expressions with fallow
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stay inactive to regain strength or creativity
Her artistic talents lay fallow during her busy career.
time of inactivity or rest in a process
The project entered a fallow period during the winter months.
period of rest or inactivity to rejuvenate
After a busy decade, she took a fallow year to recharge.
farmland left without crops for a time to recover fertility
The farmer rotated crops and set some fallow land aside each year.
small deer with reddish coat, white spots, native to Europe and Asia
The fallow deer grazed quietly in the European forest.
leave land unplanted to help soil recover nutrients
Farmers often let lie fallow one field each year.
Origin of fallow
Old English, fealg (fallow)
Examples of fallow in a sentence
Heavy rains turned the lower fallow into a temporary marsh. The garden remained fallow throughout the winter. Her talents went fallow after she left the industry. After the harvest, the land was left fallow. The government encouraged farmers to let fields lie fallow. The artist chose a fallow shade for the background.
Her dress was a beautiful fallow hue.
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- French:jachère, en jachère, ...
- German:Brache, brach, ...
- Italian:maggese, improduttivo, ...
- Spanish:barbecho, improductivo, ...
- Portuguese:pousio, improdutivo, ...
- Chinese:休耕地, 停滞的, ...
- Japanese:休閑地, 休止状態の, ...
- Arabic:أَرْضٌ بُورٌ, خَامِل, ...
- Hebrew:בּוּר, רָדוּם, ...
- Russian:пар, бездействующий, ...
- Ukrainian:пар, недіяльний, ...
- Hindi:पड़ती, निष्क्रिय, ...
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