soil [sɔɪl]
USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 3).
soil(
soyl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (earth)
2. (territory)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (to make dirty)
5. (to tarnish)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
6. (to get dirty)
a. ensuciarse
The fabric is water repellent so it won't soil easily.La tela está impermeabilizada así que no se ensuciará fácilmente.
7. (to defecate)
a. ensuciarse
It's time to change her diaper. She's soiled herself again.Es hora de cambiar su pañal. Se ha ensuciado de nuevo.
soilNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (earth)
a. la tierra(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
the soilel suelo, el terreno
on British soilen suelo británico
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (clothes, sheet)
a. manchar, ensuciar
3. (fig)
a.
to soil one's handsmancharse las manos
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