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soils

/sɔɪlz/

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noun

Sols, terre

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

Examples :

"The farmer checked the soils to ensure they were healthy enough to grow corn. "

L'agriculteur a vérifié les sols pour s'assurer qu'ils étaient suffisamment sains pour faire pousser du maïs.

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noun

Sols

The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.

Examples :

"The farmer tested the soils in his fields to see if they needed more nutrients for the corn to grow well. "

L'agriculteur a analysé les sols de ses champs pour voir s'ils avaient besoin de plus de nutriments pour que le maïs pousse bien.

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noun

Sols

Examples :

"Farmers need to understand the different types of soils on their land to grow the best crops. "

Les agriculteurs doivent comprendre les différents types de sols sur leurs terres pour cultiver les meilleures récoltes.

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noun

Pays, territoires

Country or territory.

Examples :

"Kenyan soil"

Le territoire kényan

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Saleté, tache

That which soils or pollutes; a stain.

Examples :

"The greasy fingerprints left soils on the otherwise clean report. "

Les empreintes de doigts graisseuses ont laissé des taches sur le rapport par ailleurs propre.

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noun

Marais, bourbier

A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.

Examples :

"The weary deer, chased by hounds, sought refuge in the cool, muddy soils along the riverbank. "

Le cerf fatigué, chassé par les chiens, cherchait refuge dans les marais frais et boueux le long de la berge.

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Fumier, engrais

Dung; compost; manure.

Examples :

"night soil"

Fumier de nuit

agriculture environment

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noun

Salissures, souillures

Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.

Examples :

"The dog's soils were all over the boy's school uniform. "

Les salissures du chien étaient partout sur l'uniforme scolaire du garçon.

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noun

Un sac de linge sale

A bag containing soiled items.

Examples :

"The hotel offers a laundry service where you can drop off your soils in a designated bag at the front desk. "

L'hôtel propose un service de blanchisserie où vous pouvez déposer votre sac de linge sale dans un sac prévu à cet effet à la réception.

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verb

Salir, souiller

Examples :

"The toddler soils his diaper several times a day. "

Le tout-petit salit sa couche plusieurs fois par jour.

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Salir, souiller

To become dirty or soiled.

Examples :

"Light colours soil sooner than dark ones."

Les couleurs claires se salissent plus vite que les couleurs sombres.

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verb

ternir, souiller

To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.

Examples :

"The accusation of cheating soils a student's reputation, even if proven untrue later. "

L'accusation de tricherie ternit la réputation d'un étudiant, même si elle s'avère fausse plus tard.

moral character negative guilt

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verb

Se salir, se souiller

To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.

Examples :

"The toddler, still learning to control his bowels, soils his pants sometimes when he laughs too hard. "

Le tout-petit, qui apprend encore à contrôler ses intestins, se souille parfois son pantalon quand il rit trop fort.

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verb

Souiller, gâcher, corrompre

To make invalid, to ruin.

Examples :

"His repeated lies to the teacher soils his credibility with the class. "

Ses mensonges répétés au professeur souillent sa crédibilité auprès de la classe.

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verb

Enrichir avec du fumier, fumer

To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.

Examples :

"The farmer soils his fields every autumn with compost to improve the next year's harvest. "

Le fermier fume ses champs chaque automne avec du compost pour améliorer la récolte de l'année suivante.

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Bourbier, fondrière

A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.

Examples :

"The exhausted boar, desperate to escape the hunting dogs, plunged into the soils hoping for a moment of safety. "

Le sanglier épuisé, désespéré d'échapper aux chiens de chasse, s'est jeté dans le bourbier, espérant un moment de sécurité.

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verb

Engraisser, gaver

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food.

Examples :

"to soil a horse"

Engraisser un cheval

agriculture animal food