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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.) a avea rezerve faţă de cevaEnglish-Romanian 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.) a avea rezerve faţă de cevaEnglish-Romanian dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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3 salt
[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sare2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) săruri3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) lup-de-mare2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) sărat3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) a săra- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
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4 pinch
[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) a ciupi2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) a strânge3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) a şterpeli2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) ciupitură2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) vârf de cuţit; pic•- pinched- feel the pinch
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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
pinch of salt — noun a) A small amount of salt. Take anything he tells you with a pinch of salt, hes an inveterate liar and mixes truth with his fiction liberally. b) Caution, doubt, consideration … Wiktionary
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.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pinch of salt — See a pinch of salt … English idioms
a pinch of salt — a bit of salt, the salt held between thumb and finger Hector uses a pinch of salt when he makes chocolate fudge … English idioms
take something with a pinch of salt — phrase to doubt the truth or value of something If I were you, I’d take his advice with a pinch of salt. Thesaurus: to not trust or believe someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: salt * * * take (something) with a pinch of salt see … Useful english dictionary
take with a pinch of salt — see under ↑salt1 • • • Main Entry: ↑pinch * * * take (something) with a pinch of salt see ↑salt, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑pinch … Useful english dictionary
take something 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 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
