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1 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) prendre (qqch.) avec un grain de selEnglish-French dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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2 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) prendre (qqch.) avec un grain de selEnglish-French dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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3 pinch
pinch [pɪnt∫]1. nounb. ( = small amount) pincée f• you have to take his stories with a pinch of salt il ne faut pas prendre ce qu'il raconte au pied de la lettrea. ( = squeeze) pincer ; [shoes] serrer[shoe] être trop étroit4. compounds* * *[pɪntʃ] 1.1) pincement m2) (of salt, spice) pincée f; ( of snuff) prise f2.transitive verb1) pincer2) [shoe] serrer4) ( remove)3.to pinch out ou off — enlever [bud, tip]
intransitive verb [shoe] serrer••at GB ou on US a pinch — à la rigueur
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4 salt
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 [sɔ:lt]1. nounsel m• kitchen/table salt sel m de cuisine/de table• no photographer worth his salt would have missed that picture un photographe digne de ce nom n'aurait pas laissé passer cette photo2. adjective4. compounds• back to the salt mines! (inf) allez, il faut reprendre le collier ! (inf) ► salt shaker noun salière f* * *[sɔːlt] 1.1) Chemistry, Culinary sel m2) (colloq & dated) ( sailor)2.noun modifier [ crystal, solution] de sel; [ industry, refining] du sel; [ water, lake] salé; [ beef, pork] salé3.transitive verb saler [meat, fish, road, path]Phrasal Verbs:••you should take his remarks with a grain ou a pinch of salt — il ne faut pas prendre ses remarques pour argent comptant
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A n1 Chem, Culin sel m ; there's too much salt in the rice le riz est trop salé ; I don't like a lot of salt on my food je n'aime pas manger très salé ; salt and pepper du sel et du poivre ; to put salt on food/a road saler les aliments/une route ;2 ○ †( sailor) an old salt un vieux loup de mer.C modif [molecule, crystal, solution] de sel ; [industry, refining] du sel ; [production, factory] de sel ; [water, lake] salé ; [beef, pork] salé.to cry salt tears littér verser des larmes amères ; to be the salt of the earth être le sel de la terre ; you should take his remarks with a grain ou a pinch of salt il ne faut pas prendre ses remarques pour argent comptant ; any teacher worth his salt knows that tout enseignant digne de ce nom sait cela.■ salt away:▶ salt away [sth], salt [sth] away mettre [qch] de côté. -
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[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sel2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sel3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) (vieux) loup de mer2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salé3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) saler- salted- saltness - salty - saltiness - bath salts - the salt of the earth - take something with a grain/pinch of salt - take with a grain/pinch of salt -
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[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) pincer2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) serrer3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) piquer2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) pincement2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) pincée•- pinched- feel the pinch -
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pinch [pɪntʃ]∎ she pinched her hand in the gate elle s'est pincé la main dans la barrière;∎ he pinched her cheek il lui a pincé la joue;∎ I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming je me suis pincé pour voir si je ne rêvais pas;∎ these new shoes pinch my feet ces chaussures neuves me font mal aux pieds∎ to pinch sth from sb piquer qch à qn;∎ I had my stereo pinched on m'a piqué ma chaîne stéréo;∎ who's pinched my pen? qui est-ce qui m'a piqué mon stylo?∎ they got pinched for shoplifting ils se sont fait pincer pour vol à l'étalage(d) Horticulture pincer∎ figurative that's where the shoe pinches c'est là que le bât blesse∎ to pinch and scrape économiser sur tout, regarder (de près) à la dépense3 noun∎ if it comes to the pinch s'il le faut vraiment, en cas de nécessité absolue;∎ we're beginning to feel the pinch nous commençons à devoir nous priver(b) (of salt, snuff) pincée fà la rigueurHorticulture pincer -
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A nB vtr1 ( with fingers) pincer ; to pinch sb's arm/bottom, to pinch sb on the arm/bottom pincer le bras/les fesses de qn ;2 [shoe] serrer [foot] ;3 ○ ( steal) faucher ○ (from à) ;4 [crab] pincer ;6 ○ US ( arrest) pincer ○.C vi [shoe] serrer.at GB ou on US a pinch à la rigueur ; to feel the pinch avoir de la peine à joindre les deux bouts ; to pinch and scrape rogner sur tout. -
11 goodish
goodish ['gʊdɪʃ](a) (quite good) assez bon□, passable□(b) (number, quantity, amount) assez grand□ ;∎ it's a goodish step from here c'est à un bon bout de chemin d'ici;∎ it's a goodish size c'est assez grand;∎ add a goodish pinch of salt ajoutez une bonne pincée de sel
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pinch of salt — If what someone says should be taken with a pinch of salt, then they exaggerate and distort things, so what they say shouldn t be believed unquestioningly. ( with a grain of salt is an alternative.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
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pinch of salt — See a pinch of salt … English idioms
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take with a pinch of salt — take (something) with a pinch of salt British & Australian, American & Australian if you take what someone says with a pinch of salt, you do not completely believe it. You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt. She has a tendency… … New idioms dictionary
take\ smth\ with\ a\ pinch\ of\ salt — • take (smth) with a grain of salt • take (smth) with a pinch of salt v. phr. To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt … Словарь американских идиом
take\ with\ a\ pinch\ of\ salt — • take (smth) with a grain of salt • take (smth) with a pinch of salt v. phr. To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt … Словарь американских идиом