irrigable

/ˈɪɹaɪdʒəbəl/ adj B2

able to be watered

Word Origin Irrigable is from irrigate, from Latin irrigare 'to water, moisten', from in- 'into' + rigare 'to water'. So irrigable land is land that can be watered. The root rigare also gives us irrigation and irriguous (well-watered). The ir- prefix here is a variant of in- before r. A great example of how Latin watering words became agricultural terms.

adj able to be watered B2

The farmer was happy to find that the land near the river was irrigable.

(形容词) 可灌溉的

农民很高兴发现河边的土地是可灌溉的。

(adjetivo) regable [que se puede regar]

El agricultor se alegró al descubrir que la tierra cerca del río era **irrigable**.

(adjectif) irriguable; arrosable [qui peut être irrigué, qui se prête à l'irrigation.]

Le fermier était content de découvrir que la terre près de la rivière était irrigable.

(Adjektiv) bewässerbar [bewässerbar; geeignet, mit Wasser versorgt zu werden]

Der Bauer freute sich, dass das Land nahe dem Fluss **irrigable** war.

(形容詞) 灌漑できる;農地に水を引いて供給できる

農家は川の近くの土地が灌漑できることを知って喜んだ。

(adjetivo) irrigável [que pode ser irrigado]

O fazendeiro ficou feliz ao descobrir que a terra perto do rio era irrigável.

adj Able to be irrigated.

The arid land was surprisingly irrigable with proper water management.

(形容词) 可灌溉的

通过适当的水资源管理,这片干旱的土地竟然可以灌溉。

(adjetivo) irrigable; regable [Que puede ser irrigado.]

La tierra árida era sorprendentemente irrigable con una gestión adecuada del agua.

(adjectif) irriguable [Qui peut être irrigué.]

La terre aride était étonnamment irrigable grâce à une bonne gestion de l'eau.

(Adjektiv) bewässerbar [zur Bewässerung geeignet; so beschaffen, dass es mit Wasser versorgt und landwirtschaftlich genutzt werden kann]

Das trockene Land war mit der richtigen Wasserwirtschaft überraschend **irrigable**.

(形容詞) 灌漑(かんがい)することが可能な。

その乾燥した土地は、適切な水管理によって意外に灌漑可能だった。

(adjetivo) irrigável [Que pode ser irrigado.]

A terra árida era surpreendentemente irrigável com manejo adequado da água.

Word parts: ir + rig + able

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