Meaning of Topsoil | Babel Free
Definitions
The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.
Equivalents
العربية
التربة الفوقيّة
Bosanski
живица
Čeština
ornice
Cymraeg
uwchbridd
Español
suelo superficial
Français
sol superficiel
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
lepo uhi
Hrvatski
живица
Magyar
termőföld
Bahasa Indonesia
tanah pucuk
Italiano
soprassuolo
Македонски
живица
Српски
живица
Examples
“Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil.”
“Without urgent action, the majority of the Earth’s topsoil could be severely degraded or lost before the end of this century. In China, topsoil is being lost fifty-seven times faster than this natural replacement process; in Europe seventeen times faster.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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