bleak | adj 1. a. (of place) windswept and cheerless, tandus dan keanginan: a ~ plain, dataran yg tandus dan keanginan; b. (of weather) cold and cheerless, dingin dan suram: on a ~ December evening, pd suatu petang yg dingin dan suram dlm bulan Disember; 2. (of wind) cold and piercing, menusuk ke tulang: a ~ wind, angin yg menusuk ke tulang; 3. dreary, suram: a ~ future, masa depan yg suram. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
barren | adj 1. sterile, a. (of female) mandul; b. (of plant) jantan; c. (of land) tandus, gersang; 2. unproductive, tandus: a ~ period in a writer’s life, masa yg tandus dlm kehidupan penulis; 3. unprofitable, sia-sia, tdk /bermanfaat, berfaedah, mendatangkan hasil/: a ~ argument, perdebatan yg sia-sia; 4. dull, membosankan: a ~ play, lakonan yg membosankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
badlands | n (kawasan) tanah tandus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
hard-scrabble | adj (US) barren, tandus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bleakness | n 1. a. (of place) keadaan [sst] yg tandus dan keanginan; b. (of weather), (keadaan) [cuaca] yg dingin dan suram; 2. (of wind etc) menusuk ke tulang; 3. dreariness, kesuraman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
desolate | adj 1. unlived in, deserted, [various translations]: the ~ wastes of Central Asia, kawasan tanah tandus Asia Tengah yg tdk didiami; a ~ old house, rumah lama yg terbiar; 2. forlorn, kesepian; (of life, existence) sepi: she was ~ after the death of her husband, dia kesepian selepas kematian suaminya; to lead a ~ life, menjalani kehidupan yg sepi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
impoverished | adj 1. reduced to poverty, miskin: an old ~ couple, pasangan tua yg miskin; 2. (soil) tandus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
infertile | adj 1. unable to produce young, mandul, tdk subur; (of animal) mandul; 2. barren, (of land) tandus; (of soil) tdk subur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
country | 2. the population of a country, rakyat /negeri, negara/: the ~ supported the government in its stand, rakyat negeri itu menyokong pendirian kerajaan; 3. rural area, desa, kampung: life in the ~ bored her, hidup di desa membosankannya; /cut, go/ across ~, merentas desa; 4. terrain, kawasan: they drove for miles through flat, barren ~, mereka memandu berbatu-batu melalui kawasan yg rata dan tandus; this is good sheep-raising ~, ini kawasan yg baik utk menternak biri-biri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |