 | English  | German | |
 | agr. arable {adj} [e.g. crop, land, plot, soil] | 368 Acker- [z. B. Frucht, Land, Parzelle, Boden] | |
| soggy {adj} [soil] | 241 durchweicht [Boden] | |
| meteo. sodden {adj} [soil] | 106 aufgeweicht [Boden] | |
| leached {adj} {past-p} [soil] | 59 ausgelaugt | |
| agr. hort. fertilised {adj} {past-p} [Br.] [soil: with fertiliser] | 56 gedüngt | |
| rank {adj} [soil] | 46 fruchtbar | |
| impoverished {adj} [e.g. soil, supplies] | 44 erschöpft | |
| agr. hort. fertilized {adj} {past-p} [soil: with fertilizer] | 35 gedüngt | |
| impoverished {adj} {past-p} [soil] | 35 ausgelaugt | |
| biol. geol. edaphic {adj} [influenced by the soil] | 11 bodenbedingt | |
| consolidated {adj} {past-p} [forming a solid mass] [e.g. soil] | 10 verfestigt [z. B. Boden] | |
| earthy {adj} [person, rooted in the local soil] | 10 urchig [schweiz.] [bodenständig] | |
| [quality of soil with low oxygen content too low to allow decomposition of human remains] {adj} | verwesungsmüde [Eigenschaft von Böden] | |
| bot. arenaceous {adj} [growing in sandy soil] | in / auf sandigem Boden wachsend | |
| agr. hort. fertilizing {adj} {pres-p} [soil] | düngend | |
| agr. rich {adj} [soil] | fett [Boden] | |
| wormy {adj} [soil] | wurmreich | |
| Verbs |
| agr. hort. to fertilise [Br.] [soil] | 690 düngen | |
| agr. hort. to fertilize [soil] | 522 düngen | |
| agr. geol. to exhaust [soil] | 355 ausmergeln [Boden] | |
| agr. to till [the soil] | 110 ackern | |
| agr. hort. to aerate [soil] | 45 auflockern [Boden] | |
| agr. hort. to aerate sth. [soil, lawn] | etw.Akk. aerifizieren [Boden, Rasen] | |
| agr. hort. to cultivate (sth.) [soil with a cultivator] | (etw.Akk.) grubbern | |
| agr. to disc sth. [soil, furrows, etc.] | etw. eggen [mit Scheibenegge] | |
| agr. to overharvest sth. [soil] | etw. überbeanspruchen [Ackerboden] | |
| to waterlog sth. [that will take up some liquid, e.g. soil] | etw. sich mit Wasser vollsaugen lassen | |
| Nouns |
| dirt [soil or earth, especially when loose] | 138 Erde {f} [bes. lockere Erde] | |
| agr. hort. tilth [condition of soil] | 18 Bodengare {f} | |
| agr. liming [of soil] | 17 Kalkdüngung {f} | |
| earth [soil] | 16 Erdreich {n} | |
| biol. quagmire [marshy soil] | 12 Moorgrund {m} | |
| geol. cohesion [soil mechanics] | 10 Haftfestigkeit {f} | |
| lump [amorphous mass of some substance, e.g. soil] | 6 Patzen {m} [österr.] [bayer.] [Klumpen] | |
| hort. [soil dike around a tree or shrub to ensure adequate water retention] | Gießrand {m} [um einen Baum oder Strauch] | |
| hort. [space left from the rim of a planted pot to the soil level, in order to avoid spilling of water when watering] | Gießrand {m} [bei einer Topfpflanze] | |
| jobs oenol. [worker who loosens the soil at a vineyard] | Hacker {m} [regional] [Arbeiter im Weinberg, der den Boden lockert] | |
| jobs oenol. [worker who loosens the soil at a vineyard] | Häcker {m} [regional] [Arbeiter im Weinberg, der den Boden lockert] | |
| Acrisol <AC> [soil group] | Acrisol {m} <AC> [Bodentyp] | |
| agr. hort. aftercrop [a later crop of the same year from the same soil] | Nachfrucht {f} | |
| Arenosol <AR> [soil group] | Arenosol {m} <AR> [Bodengruppe] | |
| agr. hort. cultivating [soil with a cultivator] | Grubbern {n} | |
| agr. hort. cultivation [of soil with a cultivator] | Grubbern {n} | |
| geol. Ferralsol [soil group] | Ferralsol {m} [Bodentyp] | |
| bot. pararendzina [soil type] | Pararendzina {f} [Bodentyp] | |
| geol. pelosol [soil type] | Pelosol {m} [Bodentyp] | |
| bot. pox [soil rot of sweet potatoes] | Bodenfäule {f} der / bei Süßkartoffeln [Bataten] | |
| richness [of soil] | Fruchtbarkeit {f} [des Bodens] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| hospitable to sth. {adj} [soil, environment] [pred.] | günstig für etw.Akk. [nachgestellt] | |
| chem. ecol. material iron-containing {adj} [esp. soil, water] | eisenhaltig | |
