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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.) taka e-u með fyrirvaraEnglish-Icelandic 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.) taka e-u með fyrirvaraEnglish-Icelandic 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.) salt2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) salt3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) reyndur sjómaður2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salt-, saltaður3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salta- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
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4 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) klípa, bíta2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) klippa3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) stinga, svíða4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) skjótast5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) kæfa, hefta2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) bit2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) nepja3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) tár, snafs•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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См. также в других словарях:
with\ a\ pinch\ of\ salt — • with a grain of salt • with a pinch of salt See: take with a grain of salt … Словарь американских идиом
with a pinch of salt — WITH RESERVATIONS, with misgivings, sceptically, cynically, doubtfully, doubtingly, suspiciously, quizzically, incredulously. → salt * * * phrasal : with reservations … Useful english dictionary
With a pinch of salt — with some reserve; without wholly believing … Dictionary of Australian slang
with a pinch of salt — Australian Slang with some reserve; without wholly believing … English dialects glossary
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 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 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\ 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
take with a pinch 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
