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soil [sɔɪl]1 noun∎ 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∎ his native soil sa terre natale;∎ on Irish soil sur le sol irlandais(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(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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