arid

árido, seco

Tan seco que las plantas apenas pueden crecer.

En inglés sencillo: So dry that plants find it difficult to grow.

• Few plants grow in this arid soil.
• They crossed an arid stretch of land.
• The once green valley is now arid.

Sinónimos: dry, parched

Antónimos: wet

Expresiones frecuentes: arid land, arid soil, arid landscape, arid climate

estéril, árido

Que no aporta nada útil, interesante o valioso.

En inglés sencillo: Lacking anything useful, interesting, or worthwhile.

• Their arid debate achieved nothing.
• She dismissed the proposal as an arid exercise.
• The book offers only arid arguments without useful conclusions.

Sinónimos: sterile, barren, fruitless

Antónimos: fruitful

Expresiones frecuentes: arid debate, arid discussion, arid intellectual exercise