wasteland

terra devastata

Area così distrutta o danneggiata che le persone non possono viverci.

In inglese semplice: An area so badly destroyed or damaged that people cannot live there.

• The bombs left a wasteland.
• Toxic waste turned the valley into an uninhabitable wasteland.
• Families fled the wasteland that had once been their city.

Sinonimi: ruins

Espressioni comuni: toxic wasteland, nuclear wasteland, leave a wasteland

terra desolata, deserto

Area dove non cresce quasi nulla e le risorse naturali utili sono scomparse.

In inglese semplice: An area where almost nothing grows and useful natural resources have disappeared.

• Nothing grows in this wasteland.
• Years of drought turned the farms into wasteland.
• They crossed a dusty wasteland without finding water.

Sinonimi: desert, barren land

Espressioni comuni: barren wasteland, dry wasteland, turn into wasteland

terreno incolto, terreno inutilizzato

Terreno non usato per coltivazioni, edifici o qualsiasi altro scopo.

In inglese semplice: Land that is not being used for farming, buildings, or any other purpose.

• Children played on the wasteland.
• The council turned unused wasteland into a park.
• There is a patch of wasteland behind the factory.

Sinonimi: waste ground, vacant land

Espressioni comuni: urban wasteland, patch of wasteland, develop the wasteland

deserto

Luogo o ambito di attività che sembra vuoto, noioso o privo di qualcosa di piacevole.

In inglese semplice: A place or area of activity that seems empty, dull, or lacking anything worth enjoying.

• He called the town a cultural wasteland.
• Without its music clubs, the district felt like a wasteland.
• She dismissed evening television as an intellectual wasteland.

Espressioni comuni: cultural wasteland, creative wasteland, intellectual wasteland