soil russian
земля́
earth, soil, ground
the Earth
land, country, territory
land, dry land, shore
state, federal state
роди́ть
to give birth, to bear (a child), to have (a baby)
to yield (of soil), to produce (crops), to bring forth
по́чва
soil, earth, ground
basis, base, grounds
разрабо́тка
development, design
working out, elaboration, drawing up
mining, exploitation (of a deposit), working
mine workings, workings, underground mines
cultivation (of land), breaking (of soil)
копа́ть
to dig, to dig out, to excavate
to dig up, to harvest (root crops)
to dig over, to turn over (soil)
взорва́ть
to blow up, to blast, to detonate, to set off
to infuriate, to enrage, to exasperate, to make lose one's temper
to plough up, to break up (soil)
земляно́й
земля (adj) (about the ground or soil of earth)
грунт
soil, earth, ground
subsoil, substratum, foundation soil
bottom (of a body of water), seabed
primer, priming coat
вы́возить
to take out, to carry out, to remove, to haul away
to export
to evacuate, to get out, to rescue, to save
to soil all over, to bedraggle, to smear
разрыва́ть
to tear, to tear apart, to rip up
to break off, to sever, to terminate
to dig up, to dig open, to turn over (soil)
to rummage through, to ransack, to turn upside-down
целина́
virgin land, virgin soil, untilled land
new ground, uncharted territory, untrodden ground
the Virgin Lands
испа́чкать
to soil/make dirty/desecrate with awful words
распа́хивать
to fling open, to throw open, to open wide
to plough up, to till, to break (soil)
ма́зать
to spread, to smear, to butter (bread)
to rub in, to apply (cream or ointment)
to soil, to make dirty, to get (something) messy
to anoint
взрыва́ть
to blow up, to blast, to detonate, to set off
to infuriate, to drive mad, to make lose one's temper
to plough up, to turn up (soil), to dig up, to loosen (earth)
запа́чкать
to soil/make dirty/also to disgrace or defame
па́чкать
to soil/make dirty/also to disgrace or defame
мерзлота́
frozen ground, frozen state of the soil, ground frost
permafrost
истощённый
exhausted, worn out, drained
emaciated, undernourished, wasted
depleted, exhausted (of soil or resources)
га́дить
to defecate, to foul (a place), to soil
to spoil, to botch, to mess up
to play dirty tricks (on someone), to make mischief, to do someone harm
затере́ть
to jam, to give one no chance, to soil, to make dirty
перепа́чкать
to soil all over, to make dirty all over
вы́мазать
to smear, to besmear, to dirty, to soil
загрязни́ть
to soil, to dirty, to make dirty
to pollute, to contaminate
to besmirch, to sully, to tarnish
грунто́вый
ground-, soil-, subsoil-
dirt (road), unpaved, earthen
priming, primer-, undercoat-
мара́ть
to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to smear
to besmirch, to sully, to dishonour, to tarnish
прокопти́ть
to smoke, to cure in smoke, to soil with smoke, to soot
запятна́ть
to sully, to tarnish, to taint, to besmirch
to stain, to soil, to spot
to brand, to mark with a brand
перекопа́ть
to dig up (all of), to dig over, to turn over (soil)
to search everywhere, to rummage through, to turn upside down
to dig a trench across, to cut across with a ditch
to dig up again, to re-dig
нага́дить
to foul (a place), to defecate (in), to soil
to do (someone) a bad turn, to play a dirty trick on, to mess things up for, to harm
задри́пать
to soil, to make dirty, to spatter
загрязня́ть
to pollute, to contaminate
to soil, to dirty, to make dirty
to defile, to besmirch, to tarnish
вскопа́ть
to loosen soil by digging
уде́лать
to make dirty, to soil, to mess up
to beat, to defeat, to outdo, to surpass
to beat up, to thrash, to do over
to do, to get done, to fix up
перема́зать
to soil, to make dirty, to dirty, to bedaub
захвата́ть
to soil, to thumb, to take with, to seize
па́костить
to play dirty tricks, to do nasty things, to behave meanly
to soil, to dirty, to make a mess, to spoil
обма́зать
to coat, to putty, to besmear, to soil
новь
virgin soil, virgin land, newly ploughed land
something new, new beginning
new harvest, new grain
обга́дить
to soil, to befoul, to make dirty, to mess up
to badmouth, to denigrate, to slander, to trash (someone's reputation)
земли́ца
little plot of land, dear land, native soil
по́чвенный
soil, ground
взмёт
first ploughing, breaking up (of soil), skim ploughing
freshly ploughed field
взрыхле́ние
loosening, tilling, breaking up (of soil)
выма́зывать
to smear, to besmear, to dirty, to soil
выма́рывать
to dirty, to soil, to besmear, to strike out
вы́пачкать
to soil, to dirty, to stain
грязни́ть
to soil, to make dirty, to dirty up
to besmirch, to sully, to tarnish, to defame
to pollute, to contaminate
заса́ливать
to salt, to pickle (in brine), to preserve by salting
to make greasy, to stain with grease, to soil with grease
затира́ть
to jam, to give one no chance, to soil, to make dirty
измара́ть
to soil
измара́ться
to soil oneself
измы́згивать
to soil all over
ма́заться
to rub oneself (with cream), to apply (ointment) to oneself, to put on (lotion)
to put on makeup, to wear makeup, to make oneself up
to soil oneself, to get oneself smeared, to get dirty
мара́ться
to soil oneself, to get oneself dirty
му́слить
to soil, to beslaver, to beslobber, to dog-ear
напа́чкать
to soil
новина́
virgin soil, newly ploughed land, new field
freshly reaped grain, new harvest
unbleached linen, piece of coarse linen
novelty, piece of news
modern heroic epic, Soviet-era folk epic
обма́зывать
to coat, to putty, to besmear, to soil
обма́рывать
to soil, to dirty
обша́ркивать
to wear out (by rubbing), to fray, to scuff
to soil, to dirty up, to mess up
отшлёпать
to spank, to give a spanking, to smack
to soil, to get dirty, to splash with mud
to trudge (a distance), to wade (a distance)
па́чкаться
to get dirty, to soil oneself, to make oneself dirty
to soil oneself, to mess oneself
перема́заться
to get smeared all over, to soil oneself, to besmear oneself
to smear oneself again, to reapply cream to oneself
почвове́д
soil scientist
почвове́дение
soil science
почвове́дческий
soil-science
почвообраба́тывающий
soil-cultivating
пятна́ть
to stain, to soil, to spot
to besmirch, to smirch, to tarnish, to blemish
to tag, to catch
to brand (cattle), to mark with a brand
са́лить
to grease, to smear with grease, to oil
to soil with grease, to make greasy
to tag (in the game of tag), to touch (a player)
солоне́ц
saline soil, solonetz
salt spring, salt lake, salt lick
солонча́к
alkali soil, saline land, salt-marsh
сугли́нок
loam, loamy soil
сухме́нь
drought, dry weather, dry spell
dry soil, arid land, barren waste
heat, sultriness, swelter
утучня́ться
to grow fat, to put on fat, to fatten up
to become fertile, to grow rich (of soil), to grow lush
изрыва́ть
to dig up, to churn up, to turn over (soil), to root up
to pit, to furrow, to pockmark, to make uneven
to tear up, to tear to shreds, to rip apart
вы́грязниться
to get dirty, to become dirty, to soil oneself
перема́зывать
to re-smear, to re-grease, to re-oil
to smear all over, to soil all over, to smudge all over
замара́ться
to soil oneself, to get oneself dirty
напа́костить
to soil, to dirty, to spoil, to mess up
худоро́дный
low-born, of low birth, of humble origin
infertile, barren, poor (of soil)
намара́ть
to soil, to stain, to dirty, to smut
перелопа́чивавший
shoveling, having shoveled, turning over with a shovel, sifting (soil)
sifting through, poring over, going through (a lot of material), reviewing
вска́пывающий
digging up, spading, cultivating (soil)
перека́пывающий
digging over, redigging, turning over (soil)
гря́зный
dirty, filthy, soiled
muddy, miry
sordid, dishonest, obscene
ма́ркий
easily soiled
заса́ленный
greasy, soiled
замусо́ленный
soiled, well-thumbed, well-used
захва́танный
soiled by handling, thumbed
ма́заный
soiled, dirty, stained, smeared
daubed with clay, clay-plastered, wattle-and-daub
мара́нье
soiling, daub, scribble
нема́ркий
not easily soiled, not showing the dirt
загря́знуть
to get dirty, to become soiled
to become polluted, to get contaminated
вы́мазаться
to get dirty, to get soiled, to smear oneself
заса́ливание
greasing, oiling, soiling with grease, fatty buildup
выма́рывавший
that was blotting out, that was deleting, that was crossing out
that was soiling, that was making dirty, that was staining
выма́рывавшийся
being dirtied, being soiled, being stained
being crossed out, being blotted out, being struck out
загрязни́вшийся
dirty, soiled, stained
polluted, contaminated, tainted
зама́завшийся
smeared, dirty, stained, soiled
compromised, discredited, tainted, implicated
Examples
Плодоро́дная по́чва незамени́ма для се́льского хозя́йства.
Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.
The soil here is fertile.
Что тако́е по́чвенная пищевая сеть?
What is the soil food web?
I'm plowing the soil.
Э́то была́ совершенно беспло́дная по́чва.
It was a very hungry soil.
2015 был Междунаро́дным годом почв и Междунаро́дным годом све́та и световых техноло́гий.
2015 was the International Year of Soil and also the International Year of Light.
Расте́ния поглоща́ют во́ду из по́чвы.
Plants take in water from the soil.
На камени́стой по́чве го́рного хребта́ расту́т скали́стые сосны.
Rocky pines grow on the stony soil of the mountain ridge.
Только из спокойствия мо́гут возни́кнуть вели́кие и прекра́сные дела; оно — та по́чва, на кото́рой только и произраста́ют зре́лые плоды́.
Only from tranquility can great and beautiful deeds arise; it is the soil in which ripe fruits alone can grow.
Ковш экскаватора поднял много земли.
The excavator bucket lifted a large amount of soil.
Огородная земля требует регулярного полива.
Garden soil requires regular watering.
Мы присыпали землёй посаженные семена.
We covered the planted seeds with soil.
Учёные изучают вещественный состав почвы.
Scientists study the material composition of the soil.
Здесь болотистая почва, дом строить нельзя.
The soil is marshy here, so you can't build a house.
Инженеры провели уплотнение почвы под дорогой.
The engineers compacted the soil beneath the road.
Влага всасывается в сухую землю.
Moisture is absorbed into the dry soil.
Кислотность почвы влияет на урожай.
Soil acidity affects the yield.
Листья быстро разложились в земле осенью.
The leaves decomposed quickly in the soil in autumn.
Задунайская равнина славится плодородными землями.
The Transdanubian Plain is renowned for its fertile soil.
Она поковыряла палочкой в земле.
She poked around in the soil with a stick.
Рабочие утрамбовали землю перед стройкой.
The workers compacted the soil before construction began.
Неоднородность почвы влияет на урожай.
Soil heterogeneity affects the yield.
Учёные измерили проницаемость почвы после дождя.
The scientists measured the soil’s permeability after the rain.
Лаборатория провела геохимический анализ почвы.
The laboratory conducted a geochemical analysis of the soil.
Растение абсорбирует влагу из почвы.
The plant absorbs moisture from the soil.
Агротехник проверил состояние почвы на поле.
The agricultural technician checked the condition of the soil in the field.
После боронования земля стала мягче.
After harrowing, the soil became softer.
Отец учил сына бороновать землю.
The father taught his son to harrow the soil.
Взрыхление почвы помогает растениям лучше расти.
Loosening the soil helps plants grow better.
После взрыхления земли мы посадили морковь.
After loosening the soil, we planted carrots.
Почвоведение помогает понять состав земли.
Soil science helps us understand the composition of the soil.



















