fertilizer

engrais

Substance ajoutée à la terre pour aider les plantes à mieux pousser.

En anglais simple : A substance added to soil to help plants grow better.

• These plants need fertilizer.
• He spread fertilizer over the vegetable garden.
• How much fertilizer should we add to the soil?

Synonymes : plant food

Expressions courantes : add fertilizer, spread fertilizer, fertilizer for plants

engrais naturel, engrais organique

Matière naturelle, comme le fumier, ajoutée à la terre pour favoriser la croissance des plantes.

En anglais simple : A natural material, such as animal waste, added to soil to help plants grow.

• Manure is a natural fertilizer.
• She uses compost as fertilizer in her garden.
• The farmer spread organic fertilizer across the fields.

Synonymes : organic fertilizer, natural fertilizer

Expressions courantes : organic fertilizer, natural fertilizer, manure fertilizer

engrais chimique

Substance chimique fabriquée puis ajoutée à la terre pour aider les plantes à pousser.

En anglais simple : A manufactured chemical substance added to soil to help plants grow.

• The factory makes chemical fertilizer.
• They applied nitrogen fertilizer to the wheat field.
• This fertilizer contains several chemicals that plants need.

Synonymes : chemical fertilizer, synthetic fertilizer

Expressions courantes : chemical fertilizer, synthetic fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer