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arable
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ar·a·ble  (r-bl)
adj.
Fit for cultivation, as by plowing.
n.
Land fit to be cultivated.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin arbilis, from arre, to plow.]

ara·bili·ty n.

arable [ˈærəbəl]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of land) being or capable of being tilled for the production of crops
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) of, relating to, or using such land arable farming
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) arable land or farming
[from Latin arābilis that can be ploughed, from arāre to plough]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.arable - (of farmland) capable of being farmed productivelyarable - (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively
productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

arable
Translations
arable [ˈærəbl]
A. ADJcultivable, arable(esp LAm)
arable farmgranja f agrícola
arable farmingagricultura f
arable landtierra f de cultivo or cultivable
B. Ntierra f de cultivo, tierra f cultivable

arable [ˈærəbəl] adj [crop, land, farm] → arable
Arab League nLigue f arabe
arable farmer ncultivateur/trice m/f
arable farming nculture f

arable
adjAcker-; arable farmingAckerbau m; arable landbebaubares Land; (in use) → Ackerland nt

arable [ˈærəbl] adjarabile, arativo/a
arable farming → coltura del terreno

arable
adj arable [ˈӕrəbl]
on which crops are grown arable land. bewerkbaar صالِح للزِّراعَة орен orný dyrkelig; jordbrugs- bebaubar καλλιεργήσιμος arable, cultivable põllu- قابل کشت؛ زراعی maanviljelykseen sopiva arable רָאוּי לְעִיבּוּד कृषियोग्य obradiv művelhető bisa ditanami ræktanlegur arabile 耕作に適する 경작할 수 있는 ariamas arams tanah suai tani akker- dyrkbar; oppdyrket uprawny arável arabil пахотный orný obdelovalen obradiv odlingsbar เหมาะแก่การเพาะปลูก tarıma elverişli 適合耕種的,可耕的 оранка; рілля قابل کاشت trồng trọt được


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