lands are left idle

/lændz ɑːr left ˈaɪdl/

A phrase describing agricultural or developable parcels of land that are not currently being used, cultivated, or developed for any productive purpose

Many rural lands are left idle after local farmers moved to cities to find higher-paying work.

Etymology

The phrase combines the Old English word 'land' (origin meaning 'ground, soil, territory'), the past participle 'left' from Old English 'lǣfan' (meaning 'to leave behind'), and 'idle' from Old English 'īdel' (meaning 'empty, useless'). It emerged in agricultural terminology by the 18th century to describe unused farmland.

Translations

简体中文

土地闲置,抛荒土地,田地休耕

繁體中文

閒置土地,土地拋荒,田地休耕

日本語

遊休地,放置された土地,耕作放棄地

한국어

휴경지,방치된 토지,유휴지

Deutsch

brachliegendes Land,unbewirtschaftete Flächen,ungenutztes Land

Español

tierras abandonadas,tierras baldías,tierras sin cultivar

Português

terras abandonadas,terras em pousio,terras ociosas

Français

terres en friche,terres inutilisées,terres abandonnées

Tiếng Việt

đất bỏ hoang,đất trống không sử dụng,đất hoang hóa

Related Words

fallow landunused landabandoned farmlandset-aside landidle property