soil

soil
soil [{{t}}sɔɪl]
1 noun
(a) (earth) terre f;
∎ to work the soil travailler la terre
(b) (type of earth) terre f, sol m;
∎ good farming soil de la bonne terre agricole;
∎ sandy/clay soils sols mpl sablonneux/argileux, terres fpl sablonneuses/argileuses
(c) {{}}figurative{{}} (land) terre f, sol m;
∎ his native soil sa terre natale;
∎ on Irish soil sur le sol irlandais
(d) (UNCOUNT) (excrement) excréments mpl, ordures fpl; (sewage) vidange f
2 transitive verb
(a) (dirty → clothes, linen, paper) salir, souiller;
∎ she refused to soil her hands with such work elle a refusé de se salir les mains avec ce genre de travail
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (reputation) salir, souiller, entacher
3 intransitive verb
(clothes, material) se salir;
∎ these covers soil easily ces housses sont salissantes
►► the Soil Association = organisation britannique de normalisation des produits issus de l'agriculture biologique;
soil erosion érosion f du sol;
{{}}Geography{{}} soil horizon horizon m;
soil pipe tuyau m de chute unique;
{{}}Geography{{}} soil profile profil m de sol, profil m pédologique;
soil science science f du sol

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