Étendue de terre stérile ou désolée, sans végétation.
A barren or desolate area of land with no vegetation.
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La vieille usine a laissé un terrain vague derrière elle. — The old factory left a wasteland behind.
Ce projet me paraît un vrai désert. — This project feels like a total wasteland to me.
Tu te rends compte que ce terrain vague était autrefois un parc ? — Can you believe this wasteland used to be a park?
Ce film n'est-il qu'un désert de mauvaises blagues ? — Is this movie just a wasteland of bad jokes?
Nous avons traversé le terrain vague à la recherche d'un abri. — We walked through the wasteland, searching for shelter.
Nous devrions éviter de passer du temps dans ce désert de désespoir. — We should avoid spending time in that wasteland of despair.
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