fallow

ˈfæləʊ
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Translation of fallow into German,

Noun

field rest

TECH.
farmland kept unplanted for a time to restore nutrients
TECH.
Brache fBrachland Stilllegungsfläche
  • After two harvests, the farmer left the plot fallow to restore nutrients.Nach zwei Ernten ließ der Bauer das Feld als Brache liegen, um die Nährstoffe wiederherzustellen.

Adjective

1.

figurative

inactive or unproductive
  • His creativity had lain fallow for years..Seine Kreativität lag jahrelang brach
2.

agriculture

TECH.
land ploughed but left unseeded to regain fertility
TECH.
  • The farmer left the field fallow for a season.Der Bauer ließ das Feld eine Saison brach liegen.
3.

colors

Rare
of a light yellowish-brown color
Rare
  • The horse had a fallow coat.Das Pferd hatte ein falbes Fell.
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Expressions with fallow: examples in English and translations in German

brach liegen
ruhen
Her artistic talents lay fallow during her busy career.
Ruhephase
Brachzeit
The project entered a fallow period during the winter months.
Ruhejahr
Erholungsjahr
After a busy decade, she took a fallow year to recharge.
Brache
The farmer rotated crops and set some fallow land aside each year.
Damwild
Damhirsch
The fallow deer grazed quietly in the European forest.
brachliegen lassen
ruhen lassen
Farmers often let lie fallow one field each year.

Synonyms and analogies of fallow in English

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.

Translations of "fallow" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieBrachenf.

The site is still lying fallow, and waiting for suitable solutions.

Bis heute ruht die Brache und wartet auf wirklich adäquate Lösungen.

Brachlandn.

We discovered a beautiful meadow on the fallow land during our hike.

Wir entdeckten eine wunderschöne Wiese auf dem Brachland während unserer Wanderung.

Adjective
brachadj.

The project lay fallow, waiting for someone to breathe new life into it.

Das Projekt lag brach, in Erwartung dessen, dass jemand ihm neues Leben einhaucht.

brachliegenderadj.

A patch of fallow ground can help improve soil health for future crops.

Ein Stück brachliegender Boden kann helfen, die Bodengesundheit für zukünftige Ernten zu verbessern.

Verb
brachlegenv.

After years of cultivation, the fields became fallow, allowing the soil to rejuvenate itself.

Nach Jahren der Bewirtschaftung wurden die Felder brachgelegt, sodass sich der Boden selbst regenerieren konnte.

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fallow: Examples and translations in context

The tables are laid on the unused surfaces and fallow.

Die Tische werden an den unbenutzten Flächen und Brachen gedeckt.

Infrastructure in the form of buildings or fallow land.

Infrastruktur in Form von Bauwerken oder aber auch Brachen.

All around him he could see nothing but neglected, fallow land.

Um sich herum sah er nichts als eine verwilderte Brache.

Mayweed and red poppies on a narrow fallow ground...

Hundskamillen und Klatschmohn auf einer schmalen Brache.

The fallow is also a dog run.

Die Brache wird auch als Hundewiese genutzt.

You will find here rare plants that only grow in fallow.

Sie sind mit seltenen Pflanzen, die nur auf Brachen zu finden sind, bewachsen.

Unlike with fallow land, leaching of nutrients can be reduced significantly.

Im Vergleich zur Brache kann die Nährstoffauswaschung deutlich reduziert werden,

The transition from productive land to fallow is part of the farming cycle.

Der Übergang vom Produktivland zum Brachland ist Teil des landwirtschaftlichen Zyklus.

See also:

fallow deerfallow landlie fallowfallow periodfallow year
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