salt

salt
salt [{{t}}sɔ:lt, {{t}}sɒlt]
1 noun
(a) {{}}Chemistry{{}} & {{}}Cookery{{}} sel m;
kitchen salt gros sel m;
there's too much salt in the soup la soupe est trop salée;
{{}}Bible{{}} the salt of the earth le sel de la terre;
she's the salt of the earth, that woman! cette femme est la bonté incarnée!;
{{}}figurative{{}} to rub salt into the wound remuer le couteau dans la plaie;
{{}}figurative{{}} to take sth with a pinch or grain of salt ne pas prendre qch au pied de la lettre;
you must take what he says with a pinch of salt il ne faut pas prendre ce qu'il dit pour argent comptant;
any athlete worth his/her salt n'importe quel(le) athlète digne de ce nom, n'importe quel(le) athlète qui se respecte;
{{}}literary{{}} to eat salt with sb partager le pain et le sel avec qn
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (sailor)
old salt (vieux) loup m de mer
2 transitive verb
(a) (food) saler
(b) (roads) saler, répandre du sel sur
3 adjective
salé;
{{}}literary{{}} to weep salt tears pleurer amèrement
4 salts plural noun
{{}}Pharmacy{{}} sels mpl;
{{}}familiar{{}} like a dose of salts rapidement ;
to get through sth like a dose of salts faire qch en deux temps trois mouvements ou en deux coups de cuillère à pot;
that curry went through me like a dose of salts sitôt avalé, le curry m'a donné la courante
►► salt beef bœuf m salé;
salt box (object) salière f; {{}}American{{}} {{}}Architecture{{}} = maison à toit mansardé ayant deux étages à l'avant et un étage à l'arrière;
salt cellar salière f;
salt cod morue f salée;
salt flat salant m;
salt lake lac m salé;
Salt Lake City Salt Lake City;
salt marsh marais m salant;
salt mine mine f de sel;
salt pork porc m salé, petit salé m;
{{}}American{{}} salt shaker salière f;
{{}}History{{}} salt tax gabelle f;
salt water eau f salée
salt away separable transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} (money) mettre de côté
salt down separable transitive verb
saler, conserver dans du sel

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