en friche
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From friche (“wasteland”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
- (agriculture) without culture
- Laisser une terre en friche, une vigne en friche.
- Leave land uncultivated, a deserted vineyard.
- (figuratively) simple-minded, uncultivated
- Un esprit en friche.
- An uncultivated spirit.
References[edit]
- “en friche” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).