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old field

[/oʊld fiːld/]
nounpl: old fields
campo abandonado
1. A field that has been left uncultivated or abandoned for agricultural use, often allowing natural vegetation to regrow
The old field behind the farm has become overgrown with wildflowers.
O campo abandonado atrás da fazenda ficou coberto de flores silvestres.
2. In ecology, a formerly cultivated land undergoing ecological succession
Old fields provide important habitat for native plants and wildlife.
Os campos abandonados fornecem habitat importante para plantas nativas e vida selvagem.
Synonyms
fallow fieldabandoned fielduncultivated landidle land
Antonyms
cultivated fieldactive fieldcrop field

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
campo abandonado
most common usage
Brazil
terreno deixado em pousio
refers to fallow land in agricultural context
Portugal
campo abandonado
equivalent term used in Portuguese Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

let a field go to seed
abandoned land
secondary succession
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