ausgelaugt

leached out, depleted (of soil or person)

adjective OWS-ge-lowkt Rare

Usage Note

Ausgelaugt describes soil depleted of nutrients, or a person drained of all energy — ausgelaugter Boden, er war völlig ausgelaugt. The image is of vital substances being washed out, leaving nothing behind.

Examples

"Der ausgelaugte Boden der Felder konnte ohne Düngemittel keine guten Erträge mehr liefern."

Natural Translation

The depleted soil of the fields could no longer yield good harvests without fertiliser.

Literal Translation

The leached-out soil of the fields could without fertiliser no good yields any more deliver.

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