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soil

/sɔɪl/

Meanings
noun

Suelo, tierra

A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully tilled the soil to prepare the field for planting tomatoes. "
El agricultor aró cuidadosamente la tierra para preparar el campo para plantar tomates.
geology material environment agriculture nature plant essential
noun

Suelo, tierra

The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully tilled the rich soil of his field, preparing it for planting. "
El agricultor aró cuidadosamente la rica tierra de su campo, preparándola para la siembra.
environment geology material nature agriculture biology science essential

Related Words

Illustration properties

properties noun

/ˈpɹɒpətiz/ /ˈpɹɑpɚtiz/

Propiedades, bienes

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

Los tipos importantes de propiedades incluyen bienes inmuebles (terrenos), bienes personales (otras posesiones físicas) y propiedad intelectual (derechos sobre creaciones artísticas, inventos, etc.).

Illustration morphological

morphological adjective

/ˌmɔːfəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

Morfológico

"The spelling test included questions about the morphological structure of words, like identifying prefixes and suffixes. "

La prueba de ortografía incluía preguntas sobre la estructura morfológica de las palabras, como la identificación de prefijos y sufijos.

Illustration accidentally

accidentally adverb

/ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/

accidentalmente, por casualidad

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

Descubrió la penicilina en gran medida accidentalmente.

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unconsolidated adjective

/ˌʌnkənˈsɑləˌdeɪtɪd/ /ˌʌnkənˈsɒləˌdeɪtɪd/

No consolidado, suelto

"unconsolidated backfill"

Relleno no consolidado

Illustration microorganisms

microorganisms noun

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔːrɡənɪzəmz/ /ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔːrɡənɪsm̩z/

Microorganismos

"The cud is then reswallowed and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen."

Luego, el bolo alimenticio se vuelve a tragar y se digiere aún más por microorganismos especializados que viven en el rumen.

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biological noun

/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)ˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

Producto biológico

"The school's science fair featured several different biological specimens. "

La feria de ciencias de la escuela presentó varios productos biológicos diferentes.

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conditioned verb

/kənˈdɪʃənd/ /kənˈdɪʃt/

Aclimatar, condicionar

"I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego."

Me adapté a la ausencia de estaciones en San Diego.

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

Planta

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

En la clase de biología, aprendimos que, técnicamente, incluso las frutas son plantas porque las plantas son cualquier planta.

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surrounding verb

/səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/

Rodear, circundar

"The large oak tree surrounding the picnic area provided welcome shade. "

El gran roble que rodeaba el área de picnic proporcionaba una sombra agradable.

Illustration temperature

temperature noun

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹətʃə(ɹ)/

Temperatura

"The temperature in the room dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold."

La temperatura en la habitación bajó casi 20 grados; pasó de caliente a frío.

Illustration environmental

environmental adjective

/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəl/ /ˌenvairənˈmentəl/

Ambiental, medioambiental

"The school's new policy focuses on environmental sustainability. "

La nueva política de la escuela se centra en la sostenibilidad ambiental.

Illustration characteristics

characteristics noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/

Característica, rasgo

"One of the main characteristics of a golden retriever is its friendly personality. "

Una de las principales características de un golden retriever es su personalidad amigable.