barren

unable to have children or produce offspring

steril, estéril

Collocations a barren woman

• She was told she would never have children because she was barren.

  Se le dijo que nunca tendría hijos porque era estéril.

not producing any plants or crops; not fertile

infértil, no fértil

Collocations barren land

• The soil is too barren to grow anything.

  El suelo es demasiado infértil para cultivar nada.

not having any people or things in it; empty and quiet

desierto, vacío

Collocations a barren room

• The streets were almost barren of people.

  Las calles estaban casi desiertas de gente.

not producing any results or progress; unproductive

infructuoso, sin resultados

Collocations a barren meeting

• The negotiations were a complete waste of time; they were completely barren.

  Las negociaciones fueron un completo desperdicio de tiempo; no dieron ningún resultado.