soil in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for soil in the English»French Dictionary

I.soil [Brit sɔɪl, Am sɔɪl] N

soil

sol m

soil

terre f

on British/foreign soil

en territoire britannique/étranger

II.soil [Brit sɔɪl, Am sɔɪl] VB trans lit, fig

soil

salir

III.soil [Brit sɔɪl, Am sɔɪl]

to soil one's hands with sth/by doing iron

se salir les mains avec qc/à faire

soil erosion N U

soil erosion

érosion f des sols

soil pipe N

soil pipe

tuyau m d'écoulement

night soil N

night soil

excréments mpl (humains)

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boggy (peaty) soil

tourbeux/-euse

flinty soil, cliff

siliceux/-euse

penurious soil

infertile

zonal soil, climate

zonal

Translations for soil in the French»English Dictionary

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plante améliorante

soil improver

souiller

to soil, to make [sth] dirty

souiller son lit

to soil one's bed

souiller qc de qc

to soil sth with sth

soil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soil in the English»French Dictionary

I.soil¹ [sɔɪl] VB trans form

1. soil (make dirty):

soil

souiller

soil clothing

salir

2. soil fig (ruin):

soil

entacher

II.soil¹ [sɔɪl] VB intr

soil

se salir

soil² [sɔɪl] N no pl a. fig AGR, BOT

soil

sol m

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enrich soil

fertiliser

unproductive soil, method, capital

improductif(-ive)

productive land, soil

fertile

thaw out soil

dégeler

Translations for soil in the French»English Dictionary

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terroir

soil

sol

soil

sol

soil

se dégueulasser

to soil oneself

encrasser

to soil

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is able to ratoon with the highest degree of success in well-drained soils.

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The higher the vineyard on the hills the thinner the soil and the harder the vines have to work to produce their crop.

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There are five soil types in the city.

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Up to 9% black carbon has been measured in some terra preta (against 0.5% in surrounding soils).

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The leaves become distorted and discolored and the mycelium can spread through the soil between plants.

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C-type soils are the most common, and occur in the eastern and central parts of the watershed.

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Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

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A common saying is that the worse the soil, the better the wine.

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As it had been found within or attached to the land, rather than on the surface, it belonged to the person who owned the soil.

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The only animal life consists of fish and soil worms.

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