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1 the salt of the earth
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2 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) jordens salt* * *(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) jordens salt -
3 the salt of the earth
coль зeмли [этим. библ.]We no longer accept these country gentlemen, these opulent ladies who drive about in barouches, as the salt of the earth, and their behaviour too often strikes us as vulgar and trivial (W. S. Maugham). So has closed the life of a working-class woman and mother typical of millions, their names never heard of, save in their own homes, but they are in truth the salt of the earth (H. Pollitt) -
4 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) salt jarðar, úrvalsfólk -
5 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) jordas salt, de utvalgte -
6 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) jordens salt -
7 the salt of the earth
соль земли [этим. библ. Matthew V, 13]So has closed the life of a working-class woman and mother typical of millions, their names never heard of, save in their own homes, but they are in truth the salt of the earth. (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ‘Introduction’) — Так окончилась жизнь женщины из рабочей среды, жизнь матери, каких миллионы. Их имена знают лишь в тесном кругу близких людей, но именно они и представляют собой соль земли.
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8 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) valer su peso en oro, valer un Perú/Potosí, valer un imperio -
9 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) a föld sója -
10 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) alma de Deus -
11 the salt of the earth
n. en iyi tabaka, birinci sınıf insan* * *(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) dünya tatlısı -
12 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) sol zemlje -
13 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) esimerkillinen ihminen -
14 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) il sale della terra -
15 the salt of the earth
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16 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) sól ziemi -
17 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) zemes sāls* * *zemes sāls; vislabākie ļaudis -
18 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) žemės druska -
19 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) pâinea lui Dumnezeu -
20 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) το άλας της γης
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