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1 salt
[sɔːlt]n abbr= Strategic Arms Limitation Talks/Treaty rokowania pl /układ m SALT* * *[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sól2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sól3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) wilk morski2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) solony, słony3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) (po)solić- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
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2 grain
[greɪn]n* * *[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) ziarno2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) zboże3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) ziarnko4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) faktura5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) źdźbło, szczypta• -
3 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.) przyjmować (coś) z przymrużeniem okaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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4 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.) przyjmować (coś) z przymrużeniem okaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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grain of salt — If you should take something with a grain of salt, you shouldn t necessarily believe it all. ( pinch of salt is an alternative) … The small dictionary of idiomes
Grain of salt — (With) a grain of salt, in modern English, is an idiom which means to view something with skepticism, or to not take it literally.[1] It derives from the Latin phrase, (cum) grano salis. Since in Italy to have salt in your pumpkin (avere sale in… … Wikipedia
grain of salt — If you should take something with a grain of salt, you shouldn t necessarily believe it all. ( pinch of salt is an alternative) If you should take something with a grain of salt, you shouldn t accept it as true without looking more… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
grain of salt — noun A bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt. Id take anything I read in that paper with a grain of salt … Wiktionary
grain of salt — See take it with a grain of salt … English idioms
grain of salt (with a) — Less than certitude. ► “Part of the problem: too rosy projections. Market studies must be taken ‘with a grain of salt,’ says Mr. Caden.” (Wall Street Journal, April 18, 1996, p. A1) … American business jargon
grain of salt — Date: 1647 a skeptical attitude … New Collegiate Dictionary
take with a grain of salt — • take (smth) with a grain of salt • take (smth) with a pinch of salt (smth) not take seriously something someone has said You can take everything that he says with a grain of salt. Digest 16/2002 (smth) to be skeptical or cautious about… … Idioms and examples
And Take It with a Grain of Salt — Infobox Album | Name = ...And Take It with a Grain of Salt Type = Album Artist = An Angle Released = November 9 2004 Recorded = The Hangar (Sacramento, California) in 2002 Genre = Indie rock, folk rock Length = 53:23 Label = Drive Thru Producer … Wikipedia
take\ smth\ with\ a\ grain\ 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\ grain\ 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
