Soil English To Spanish Translation

Soil (English)
Suelo (Spanish)

a. soil (n) (A type of earth material, often muddy or sandy.)

— The new house was built on a solid foundation of soil.

b. mud (n) (A type of soil that is rich in organic matter.)

— The bike skidded on the mud and fell.

c. sand (n) (A type of soil that is made up of small particles of rock.)

— The castle was built on a foundation of compacted sand.

d. erosion (n) (The process of wearing away the surface of soil.)

— The farmer worked to prevent erosion on the soil.

e. soil (n) (The underground layer of mineral and organic matter that supports plant growth.)

— The gardener enriched the soil with compost.

earth – tierra ground – suelo dirt – tierra earthwork – trabajos de tierra clay – arcilla gravel – grava

air – aire water – agua rock – roca stone – piedra metal – metal

English	Spanish
The soil was rich and fertile.	El suelo era rico y fértil.
The farmer tilled the soil to prepare it for planting.	El agricultor aró el suelo para prepararlo para plantar.
The plants grew well in the well-drained soil.	Los plantas crecían bien en el suelo bien drenado.
The construction crew had to excavate the soil to lay the foundation.	El equipo de construcción tuvo que excavar el suelo para colocar la fundación.

Tense	Conjugation
Present	yo cavo, tú cavas, él/ella/usted cavé, nosotros/nosotras cavamos, vosotros/vosotras caváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cavaron
Past	yo cavé, tú cavaste, él/ella/usted cavó, nosotros/nosotras cavamos, vosotros/vosotras cavasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cavaron
Future	yo cavaré, tú cavarás, él/ella/usted cavará, nosotros/nosotras cavarémos, vosotros/vosotras cavaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cavarán

suelo – soil

Usage: The farmer worked hard to prepare the suelo for planting.