🇬🇧🇪🇸 pesticide - pesticida : English Lesson

Meaning of "pesticide" ("pesticida"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A pesticide is a special chemical that people use to kill or control pests—like insects, weeds, or tiny animals—that damage crops, gardens, or homes. Farmers often spray pesticides on plants to stop bugs from eating their food plants. While pesticides can be helpful for protecting plants and food, they must be used very carefully, because they can also harm good insects, animals, and even people if too much is used or if they are used the wrong way.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

When the ants marched into the kitchen, Mom grabbed the pesticide and said, "Vacation is over, tiny invaders."

In the bug world, the word "pesticide" is probably their scariest bedtime story.

The grasshopper packed his tiny suitcase when he saw the pesticide truck pulling into the field.

The flies boasted, "We fear nothing!" until Grandma shook the pesticide bottle like a maraca.

Farmers use pesticides to protect crops from insects and weeds, but many are now trying safer methods so helpful bugs like bees and butterflies don’t get hurt.

An old gardener found caterpillars in his tomato bed and felt sick. He opened pesticide, smelled pesticide, and mixed pesticide with water. The pesticide spray hissed; the greedy pests fell and the plants lifted wilted heads. He put the empty pesticide bottle on the fence, smiled, and picked a ripe tomato.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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