English–French
“earth up” in French
French
Pronunciation
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Example
Chaque printemps, je butte les rangs de pommes de terre.
Each spring, I earth up the rows of potatoes.
How to say “earth up” in French
“Earth up” in French is butter.
Earth is piled along a plant row, making a raised ridge around the stems.
Example sentences with butter
Pour protéger les tubercules, on butte légèrement le sol.
To protect the tubers, one lightly mounds the soil.
Tips for using butter
- As a transitive verb, butter takes the plant row directly as its object, as in butter les rangs de pommes de terre, without de.