brach

Adj

fallow

Verb

first/third-person singular preterite of brechen

brechen

1. (class-4, strong, transitive) to break
2. (class-4, strong, transitive) to refract
3. (class-4, intransitive, strong, transitive) to vomit
4. (class-4, strong, transitive) to fold
5. (class-4, intransitive, strong) to become broken; to break; to fracture

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/braːx/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: braak

In summary

Backformation from brachliegen, from in Brache liegen, from the noun Brache (“fallow land, fallowness”). Cognate with Dutch braak. Related with brechen (etymology 2).

Concepts

fallow

broke

dun

undeveloped

Synonyms

brachliegend

falb

Landstreicher

öde

ruhend

unbebaut

unkultiviert

unnütz

zwecklos

Brachland

gelbbraun

haltlos

nicht kultiviert

nicht bewirtschaftet

eitel

unbewirtschaftet

Translations

en jachère

maggese

erm

jachère

rompit

rompette

incolto

braakliggend

brak

braak

płowy

calmo

baldío

barbecho

erial

Sentences

Dennoch brach bald der Machtkampf mit Jugurtha aus .

Nevertheless, the power struggle with Jugurtha soon broke out.