de secano
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de secano
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. dryland
Los agricultores de secano saben cómo ahorrar agua. De ello depende su subsistencia.Dryland farmers know how to save water. Their livelihoods depend on it.
b. dry
¿Qué se cultiva en esta región? - Acá casi todo son cultivos de secano; apenas hay tierras de regadío.What do you grow in this region? - It's mostly dry farming around here; there's hardly any irrigated land.
c. rainfed
Aquí dependemos de la lluvia. Tenemos agricultura de secano.We depend on the rain here. We have rainfed agriculture.
2. (colloquial) (not fond of the sea)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Celia nunca va de vacaciones a la costa. Ella es de secano.Celia never goes on vacation to the coast. She's a landlubber.
No me gusta la playa; soy más bien de secano.I don't like the beach; I'm not much of an ocean person.
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