segunda-feira, 18 de março de 2013

Word of the day: FALLOW


Fallow: terra não cultivada, fulvo, amarelo tostado, sem cultivo
Synonyms:  dead, dormant, free, idle, inert, inoperative, latent, off, unused, vacant
“Officials in the Westlands Water District estimate that as many as 100000 acres will lie fallow this year and that, as a result.”
“San Joaquin Valley farms are laying off workers and letting fields lie fallow as their water ration falls.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

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