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    Estéril (en. Sterile)

    es-te-ril

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    adjective
    Refers to an object or environment that has been disinfected to eliminate any form of microbial life.
    The operating room is a sterile place to avoid infections.
    El quirófano es un lugar estéril para evitar infecciones.
    Said of an organism: that cannot reproduce.
    Some species of plants are sterile and do not produce seeds.
    Algunas especies de plantas son estériles y no producen semillas.
    That does not produce or generate anything useful or valuable.
    His effort was futile and did not achieve the expected result.
    Su esfuerzo fue estéril y no logró el resultado esperado.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'sterilis', which means 'infertile' or 'fruitless'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    barren land
    Land that is not cultivable, that does not produce fruit.
    tierra estéril
    barren woman
    Woman who cannot conceive.
    mujer estéril
    futile effort
    Effort that does not produce results.
    esfuerzo estéril

    Related Words

    sterility
    Condition of being sterile.
    esterilidad
    sterilize
    Action of making something sterile.
    esterilizar
    disinfection
    Process of eliminating germs so that something is sterile.
    desinfección

    Slang Meanings

    Colloquial use to refer to something that is useless.
    That project was completely futile.
    Ese proyecto fue completamente estéril.