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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexploitation agricole pauvre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛks.plwa.ta.sjɔ̃ a.ɡʁi.kɔl poʁ
"Sa famille a lutté pendant des années sur une exploitation agricole pauvre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, poor, or barely productive farm that yields meager returns.
"He grew up working hard on a rocky dirt-farm in the rural hills."
- 1
Pertaining to or characteristic of poor agricultural operations or rustic, impoverished rural life.
"She adopted a dirt-farm philosophy of self-sufficiency and simple living."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from American English colloquial usage combining 'dirt' (referring to poor or uncultivated soil) and 'farm' (an agricultural holding). Emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the term historically denoted a marginal or impoverished farm where cultivation yielded barely enough to survive.
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exploitation agricole pauvre
Transliteration: ɛks.plwa.ta.sjɔ̃ a.ɡʁi.kɔl poʁ
"Sa famille a lutté pendant des années sur une exploitation agricole pauvre."
Kiefernfarm
Transliteration: ˈkiːfɐnˌfaʁm
"Er erbte eine kleine, ertragsarme Kiefernfarm im Hochland."
podere povero
Transliteration: ˈpɔ.de.re ˈpɔ.ve.ro
"La vita su quel podere povero era estremamente dura."
granja pobre
Transliteration: ˈɡɾan.xa ˈpo.βɾe
"Creció trabajando de sol a sol en una granja pobre."
sitio pobre
Transliteration: ˈsi.tju ˈpo.bɾi
Script: sítio pobre
"Eles tiravam o sustento de um sítio pobre e seco."
गरीब खेत
Transliteration: garib khet
"वह एक छोटे और गरीब खेत पर बड़ा हुआ था।"
贫瘠的小农场
Transliteration: pínjí de xiǎo nóngchǎng
"他在一个贫瘠的小农场里度过了童年。"
가난한 농장
Transliteration: gananhan nongjang
"그는 황폐하고 가난한 농장에서 일하며 자랐습니다."
貧しい農場
Transliteration: mazushii nōjō
"彼は貧しい農場で苦労しながら育ちました。"
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