🚫pesticides (pestiséïdes)

noun
ˈpɛs.tɪ.saɪdz
pesticides (pesticides)

Signification

Substances used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.
Chemical substances used to kill pests, but harmful to beneficial insects like butterflies.
Traduction de la signification
Substances utilisées pour détruire les insectes ou autres organismes nuisibles aux plantes cultivées ou aux animaux.
Substances utilisées pour détruire les insectes ou autres organismes nuisibles aux plantes cultivées ou aux animaux.

Phrases d'exemple

Excessive pesticides use can harm the environment.

L'utilisation excessive de pesticides peut nuire à l'environnement.
L'utilisation excessive de pesticides peut nuire à l'environnement.

Excessive use of pesticides harms butterflies.

L'utilisation excessive de pesticides nuit aux papillons.
L'utilisation excessive de pesticides nuit aux papillons.

Synonymes

insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, insecticides, chemicals, bug killers
Entrée 1
insecticide, herbicide, fungicide
Entrée 2
insecticides, chemicals, bug killers

Antonymes

organic treatment, natural repellent, biological control, natural remedies, bio-insecticides
Entrée 1
organic treatment, natural repellent, biological control
Entrée 2
natural remedies, bio-insecticides

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