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pesticide
A chemical substance used in agriculture and gardening to control harmful plants, insects, or fungi.
Der Einsatz von Pestiziden zum Schutz der Ernte ist ökologisch umstritten.
The use of pesticides to protect crops is environmentally controversial.
The word is made up of 'Pest' (in the sense of pest) and the ending '-zid' (-cide), which comes from the Latin word for 'to kill'. This ending is also found in words such as 'Fungizid' (fungicide, against fungi) or 'Herbizid' (herbicide, against plants).
Herbizide sind Pestizide, die speziell gegen Unkraut wirken.
Herbicides are pesticides that specifically work against weeds.
'Pestizid' (pesticide) is often combined with verbs such as 'einsetzen' (to use), 'verwenden' (to use), or 'sprühen' (to spray). People frequently talk about the 'Einsatz von Pestiziden' (use of pesticides) in agriculture or 'Pestizid-Rückständen' (pesticide residues) on fruit and vegetables.
Der Bauer setzt Pestizide ein, um seine Ernte vor Insekten zu schützen.
The farmer uses pesticides to protect his crops from insects.
'Pestizid' (pesticide) is a technical term from agriculture and biology. However, because of public discussions about the environment and nutrition, the word is also very common in everyday language.
In den Nachrichten wird oft über die Regulierung von Pestiziden berichtet.
The regulation of pesticides is often reported on in the news.
glyphosate
'das Pestizid' and 'das Glyphosat' both belong to the field of agriculture and chemical substances. But they are not the same thing. 'Pestizid' is the general term for substances used against harmful plants, insects, or fungi. 'Glyphosat' is a specific active ingredient used mainly against weeds. So you can say: glyphosate is a specific substance, but not every pesticide is glyphosate. The words can be confused because both often appear together in discussions about agriculture.
Der Bauer setzt ein Pestizid ein, weil die Pflanzen von Schädlingen befallen sind.
The farmer uses a pesticide because the plants are infested with pests.
Glyphosat wird auf dem Feld gegen Unkraut verwendet, ist aber umstritten.
Glyphosate is used in the field against weeds, but it is controversial.