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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesárido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: árido
"El desierto es una zona muy árida."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
"Crops cannot grow in this arid region."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from French aride or Latin aridus, from arere 'be dry'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Arid" is said worldwide
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aride
Transliteration: aride
"Le climat de cette région est très aride."
arid
Transliteration: arid
"Wüsten haben ein arides Klima."
arido
Transliteration: arido
"Il terreno è troppo arido per l'agricoltura."
árido
Transliteration: árido
"El desierto es una zona muy árida."
árido
Transliteration: árido
"O solo nesta região é muito árido."
शुष्क
Transliteration: shushk
"यह रेगिस्तान एक शुष्क क्षेत्र है।"
干旱的
Transliteration: gānhàn de
"仙人掌生长在干旱的沙漠中。"
메마른
Transliteration: memareun
"그 지역은 비가 오지 않아 메마른 땅이다."
乾燥した
Transliteration: kansō shita
"サボテンは乾燥した気候で育ちます。"
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