Brache

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) fallow (unseeded arable land)
2. (feminine) fallow, fallowness (time or state of being unseeded)
3. (feminine, figuratively) something that is not sufficiently exploited or taken care of, something that requires work

Sinonieme

Brachland

Erholung

brachliegendes Land

Brachebegrünung

Brachfeld

Vertalings

fallow

barbecho

maggese

jachère

fallow land

friche

أرض مستريحة

pousio

relaxation

ploughed land

green fallow

plowed land

urban waste

αγρανάπαυση

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbʁaːxə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: brāche

Geërf van Old High German: brāhha

Verwante met Luxemburgs: Brooch

Verwante met Nederlands: braak

In summary

From Middle High German brāche, from Old High German brāhha, from Proto-West Germanic *brāku. Cognate with Luxembourgish Brooch, Dutch braak. Related with brechen (“to break”), so called because the field is ploughed (“broken”) and then left in this state.