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Brache
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brache bräche
German
Etymology
From de gmh brāche, from de goh brāhha, from de gmw-pro *brāku. Cognate with lb Brooch, nl braak. Related with de brechen to break, so called because the field is ploughed (“broken”) and then left in this state.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbʁaːxə/
de De-Brache.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de agriculture fallow unseeded arable land
de agriculture fallow, fallowness time or state of being unseeded
de figurative something that is not sufficiently exploited or taken care of, something that requires work
Declension
f
Derived terms
de brach backformation
References
braak1
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