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salt [sɔ:lt, sɒlt]1 noun∎ 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∎ old salt (vieux) loup m de mersalé;∎ literary to weep salt tears pleurer amèrementPharmacy 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 saléesaler, conserver dans du sel
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salt cellar — salt .cellar n BrE [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: cellar from Old French salliere, from Latin salarium, from sal salt ] a small container for salt American Equivalent: salt shaker … Dictionary of contemporary English
salt cellar — UK US noun [countable] [singular salt cellar plural salt cellars] british a small container with a lid that has holes in it, used for pouring salt on food Thesaurus: crockery used for serving and pouring food and drinks … Useful english dictionary
salt cellar — ► NOUN ▪ a dish or container for storing salt. ORIGIN cellar is from Old French salier salt box … English terms dictionary
salt cellar — salt cellars N COUNT A salt cellar is a small container for salt with a hole or holes in the top for shaking salt onto food. [BRIT] (in AM, use salt shaker) … English dictionary
Salt cellar — A salt cellar is a bowl, usually small, for holding salt. The use of salt cellars continued through the 1940s, but has been in decline since and been gradually replaced with salt shakers. The exterior surfaces of modern cellars are frequently… … Wikipedia
salt cellar — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms salt cellar : singular salt cellar plural salt cellars British a small container with a lid that has holes in it, used for pouring salt on food … English dictionary
salt cellar — salt holder, vessel for serving salt … English contemporary dictionary
salt cellar — noun a dish or container for storing salt, typically a closed container with perforations in the lid for sprinkling. Origin ME: from salt + obs. saler, from OFr. salier salt box , from L. salarium (see salary); the change in spelling of the… … English new terms dictionary
salt-cellar — n. 1 a vessel holding salt for table use. 2 colloq. an unusually deep hollow above the collar bone, esp. found in women. Etymology: SALT + obs. saler f. AF f. OF salier salt box f. L (as SALARY), assim. to CELLAR … Useful english dictionary
salt cellar — noun a) A small open container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table b) A salt shaker … Wiktionary
salt cellar — noun (C) BrE a small container for salt; salt shaker AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English