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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.) desconfiarEnglish-Portuguese 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.) desconfiarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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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.) receber com desconfiança, ficar com um pé atrásEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) 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.) receber com desconfiança, ficar com um pé atrásEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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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.) sal2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sal3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) marujo2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salgado3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salgar- 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* * *[sɔ:lt] n 1 sal, sal de cozinha, cloreto de sódio. 2 Chem sal. 3 coll marujo. • vt 1 salgar, pôr sal. 2 salmourar, tratar com sal. 3 abastecer com sal, depositar sal. 4 fig apimentar, tornar pungente. • adj 1 salgado. 2 com gosto de sal. 3 curado, conservado em sal. 4 ardido, pungente, forte, picante (também fig). 5 indecente, lascivo. an old salt um marujo experimentado, um velho lobo do mar. he is not worth his salt ele não vale o que come. in salt em salmoura. like a dose of salts coll rapidamente. salt of the earth coll pessoa excelente. to lay/ put/cast salt on someone’s tail apanhar alguém (como se apanha pássaro). to rub salt in a wound esfregar sal na ferida, agravar o sofrimento de alguém. to salt out vt coagular. with a grain of salt com certo cuidado, com certas restrições. worth one’s salt valioso, útil. -
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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.) sal2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sal3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) marujo2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salgado3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salgar- 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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take with a grain of salt — take (something) with a grain of salt to consider something to be not completely true or right. I ve read the article, which I take with a grain of salt. Related vocabulary: hard to swallow Etymology: based on the idea that food tastes better and … New idioms dictionary
take with a grain of salt — see under ↑salt1 • • • Main Entry: ↑grain … Useful english 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
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
take with a grain of salt — also[take 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./ * /We took Uncle George s… … Dictionary of American idioms
take with a grain of salt — also[take 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./ * /We took Uncle George s… … Dictionary of American idioms
take with a grain of salt — To say that certain information should be taken with a grain of saltmeans that you doubt its accuracy. I hear the tuition fees are going to be reduced, but that should be taken with a grain of salt … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take with a grain of salt — See take it with a grain of salt … English idioms
take with a grain of salt — ► take with a pinch (or grain) of salt regard as exaggerated. Main Entry: ↑salt … English terms dictionary
take something with a grain of salt — take (something) with a grain of salt to consider something to be not completely true or right. I ve read the article, which I take with a grain of salt. Related vocabulary: hard to swallow Etymology: based on the idea that food tastes better and … New idioms dictionary
with\ a\ grain\ of\ salt — • with a grain of salt • with a pinch of salt See: take with a grain of salt … Словарь американских идиом