topsoil
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top·soil
(tŏp′soil′)n.
The upper layer of soil at a given location, usually containing significantly more organic matter than is found in lower layers.
tr.v. top·soiled, top·soil·ing, top·soils
To place topsoil on (land).
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topsoil
(ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl)n
(Agriculture) the surface layer of soil
vb (tr)
1. (Agriculture) to spread topsoil on (land)
2. (Agriculture) to remove the topsoil from (land)
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top•soil
(ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl)n.
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
[1860–65]
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topsoil
Past participle: topsoiled
Gerund: topsoiling
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topsoil
The layer of soil that lies on the surface that is normally well-structured and fertile.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
topsoil
[ˈtɒpsɔɪl] n → terre f arabletopsy-turvy [ˌtɒpsiˈtɜːrvi] adj → extravagant(e)
adv → sens dessus-dessous
to turn topsy-turvy → être mis sens dessus-dessoustop ten npl (= songs) the top ten → le top tentop thirty npl
the top thirty → le Top 30, le top trentetop-to-toe [ˌtɒptəˈtəʊ] adj [beauty treatment] → de la tête aux piedstop-up [ˈtɒpʌp] n (British)
Can I give you a top-up? → Je vous ressers?
to turn topsy-turvy → être mis sens dessus-dessoustop ten npl (= songs) the top ten → le top tentop thirty npl
the top thirty → le Top 30, le top trentetop-to-toe [ˌtɒptəˈtəʊ] adj [beauty treatment] → de la tête aux piedstop-up [ˈtɒpʌp] n (British)
Can I give you a top-up? → Je vous ressers?
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