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fértil

fertile

adjective FEHR-teel Rare

Origin: From Latin fertilis (fruitful, productive).

Usage Note

Fértil applies to land (tierra fértil), to people or animals (able to reproduce), and figuratively to ideas (una mente fértil). Its opposite is estéril (sterile, infertile). It carries a written accent because it is a palabra llana (stress on the penultimate syllable) ending in a consonant other than -n or -s: FÉR-til.

Examples

"La región tiene una tierra muy fértil."

Natural Translation

The region has very fertile land.

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