- barren bar·ren adj
- ['bær(ə)n]
(land) arido (-a), povero (-a), (tree) infruttuoso (-a), (animal) sterile
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
barren bar·ren adj
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barren — bar•ren [[t]ˈbær ən[/t]] adj. 1) not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile 2) unproductive; unfruitful: barren land[/ex] 3) without capacity to interest or attract: a barren period in architecture[/ex] 4) bereft; lacking (usu.… … From formal English to slang
barren — bar|ren [ˈbærən] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: baraine] 1.) land or soil that is barren has no plants growing on it ▪ Thousands of years ago the surface was barren desert. 2.) old fashioned unable to produce children or baby animals … Dictionary of contemporary English
barren — Unable to produce a pregnancy. [M.E. bareyne] * * * bar·ren bar ən adj incapable of producing offspring used esp. of females or matings bar·ren·ness ən nəs n * * * bar·ren (barґən) see sterile (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
