labrar la tierra
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labrar la tierra(
lah
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brahr
lah
tyeh
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rrah
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (general)
a. to work the land
Mis antepasados labraban la tierra, como ahora hago yo y un día harán mis hijos.My ancestors worked the land, like I do now and my children will do one day.
b. to cultivate the land
Veinte años atrás, los habitantes de la región labraban la tierra, pero ahora viven del turismo.Twenty years ago, the region inhabitants cultivated the land, but now they live from tourism.
c. to farm the land
No me extrañaría que todos tengamos que volver a labrar la tierra algún día.I wouldn't be surprised if we all had to go back to farming the land some day.
d. to plow the land (with a plow) (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Los campesinos labraban la tierra con un arado tirado por bueyes.The farmers plowed the land with a plow pullled by oxes.
e. to plough the land (with a plough) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
En la actualidad, utilizamos un tractor para labrar la tierra.Nowadays, we use a tractor to plough the land.
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