Terenul sterp nu producea nimic fara irigatii suplimentare.
The barren land produced nothing without additional irrigation.
Dealurile sterpe din zona dadeau peisajului un aer trist.
The barren hills in the area gave the landscape a melancholy feel.
Conversatia lor sterpa nu ducea nicaieri si amandoi stiau.
Their dry conversation was going nowhere and they both knew it.
