soil

sol, terre

Couche supérieure de la terre dans laquelle poussent les plantes.

En anglais simple : The top layer of earth in which plants grow.

• The soil is very dry.
• She planted the seeds in rich soil.
• These plants grow well in sandy soils.

Synonymes : earth, dirt

Expressions courantes : fertile soil, dry soil, soil quality, clay soil

sol, territoire

Terres appartenant à un pays ou à un lieu donné.

En anglais simple : The land belonging to a particular country or place.

• They returned to their native soil.
• This was her first victory on foreign soil.
• No enemy troops remained on the country's soil.

Comment l'utiliser : on + country adjective + soil (The talks were held on French soil.)

Synonymes : land, territory

Expressions courantes : foreign soil, native soil, home soil, on british soil

fumier, compost

Excréments humains ou animaux, ou matières décomposées, utilisés pour nourrir les plantes.

En anglais simple : Human or animal waste, or decaying material, used to help plants grow.

• Night soil was collected in buckets.
• Farmers spread the soil over their fields.
• The town once used night soil to fertilize crops.

Synonymes : manure, dung, compost

Expressions courantes : night soil, spread night soil, collect night soil

salir, souiller

Rendre quelque chose sale ou le couvrir de taches.

En anglais simple : To make something dirty.

• Don't soil your clean shirt.
• Her shoes soiled the white carpet.
• The sheets were badly soiled.

Comment l'utiliser : soil something with something (He soiled the carpet with muddy boots.)

Synonymes : dirty, stain

Contraires : clean

Expressions courantes : soil something, soil your clothes, soil the carpet

faire dans sa culotte, se souiller

Faire ses besoins solides involontairement dans ses vêtements.

En anglais simple : To accidentally pass solid body waste into your clothes.

• The child soiled herself.
• He was embarrassed after soiling his trousers.
• The nurse helped a patient who had soiled himself.

Comment l'utiliser : soil oneself (The patient had soiled himself during the night.)

Expressions courantes : soil yourself, soil your pants, soil your underwear

affourager en vert

Nourrir les animaux d'élevage avec de l'herbe fraîchement coupée, sans les laisser sortir de leur bâtiment ou enclos.

En anglais simple : To feed farm animals freshly cut grass while keeping them inside or in an enclosed area.

• The farmer soils his cattle.
• They soiled the horses with freshly cut grass.
• The herd was soiled indoors throughout the summer.

Synonymes : stall-feed

Expressions courantes : soil cattle, soil a horse, soil the herd