soil
1 noun GEOL, HORT earthcré fem4 ithir fem5 he prepared the soil for the plants réitigh sé an chré do na plandaípoor soil ithir bhocht, ithir neamhthorthúil, drochithir fem5 2 noun country, landtalamh masc tír fem2 he returned to his native soil d'fhill sé ar a fhód dúchais, d'fhill sé ar a thír dhúchaison foreign soil ar an gcoigríoch, i dtír iasachta, thar learShow full entry
3 verb make sth dirty TRANSITIVEsalaigh verb she soiled the bed shalaigh sí an leaba, chac sí sa leaba informalthe floor was soiled with dirt bhí salachar ar an urlár 4 verb HEALTH defecate
TRANSITIVEto soil yourself tú féin a shalú, cac a dhéanamh i do bhríste informalhe soiled himself shalaigh sé é féin, bhí timpiste aige ina bhríste, rinne sé cac ina dhrár informal
INTRANSITIVEtú féin a shalúthe 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 informal
5 verb damage (reputation etc) TRANSITIVEmill verb tarraing smál arhis reputation was soiled by the rumour tharraing an ráfla smál ar a cháil