soil

nounAinmfhocal 1 geologygeolaíocht, horticulturegairneoireacht earthcré fem4 cmuithir fem5 cmu he prepared the soil for the plants réitigh sé an chré do na plandaí poor soil ithir bhocht, ithir neamhthorthúil, drochithir fem5 2 country, landtalamh masc cmutír fem2 cmu he returned to his native soil d'fhill sé ar a fhód dúchais, d'fhill sé ar a thír dhúchais on foreign soil ar an gcoigríoch, i dtír iasachta, thar lear verbbriathar 3 make sth dirty transitiveaistreachsalaigh verb cmu she soiled the bed shalaigh sí an leaba, chac sí sa leaba informalneamhfhoirmeálta the floor was soiled with dirt bhí salachar ar an urlár 4 health & fitnesssláinte agus folláine defecate transitiveaistreach to soil yourself tú féin a shalú, cac a dhéanamh i do bhríste informalneamhfhoirmeálta he soiled himself shalaigh sé é féin, bhí timpiste aige ina bhríste, rinne sé cac ina dhrár informalneamhfhoirmeálta intransitiveneamhaistreachtú féin a shalú the patient is soiling constantly bíonn an t-othar á shalú féin an t-am ar fad, bíonn an t-othar ag cac ina bhríste an t-am ar fad informalneamhfhoirmeálta 5 damage (reputation etc) transitiveaistreachmill verb cmutarraing smál ar his reputation was soiled by the rumour tharraing an ráfla smál ar a cháil SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → the soil PhrasesNathanna to not soil your hands he wouldn't soil his hands by sacking anyone himself ní ísleodh sé é féin agus duine a bhriseadh as a phost é féin

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