smelling salts in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for smelling salts in the English»French Dictionary

smelling salts N npl MED

smelling salts

sels mpl

Translations for smelling salts in the English»French Dictionary

sniff glue, cocaine smelling salts

respirer

Translations for smelling salts in the French»English Dictionary

sels

smelling salts pl

respirer des sels

to sniff smelling salts

Translations for smelling salts in the English»French Dictionary

I.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] N

1. salt:

salt CHEM, FOOD

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

to put salt on food/a road attr molecule, crystal, solution

de sel

to put salt on food/a road industry, refining

du sel

to put salt on food/a road production, factory

de sel

2. salt (sailor) inf, dated:

an old salt

un vieux loup de mer

II.salts N

salts npl PHARM:

salts

sels mpl

III.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] ADJ attr

salt water, lake

salé

salt beef, pork

salé

IV.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] VB trans

salt meat, fish, road, path:

salt

saler

V.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt]

to cry salt tears liter

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 or 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 [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] N

SALT → Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SALT

négociations fpl SALT

I.smell [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] N

1. smell (odour):

smell (gen)

odeur f

smell (unpleasant)

(mauvaise) odeur f

a smell of cooking/burning

une odeur de cuisine/de brûlé

there's a bit of a smell in here

il y a une drôle d'odeur ici

what a smell!

comme ça sent mauvais!

2. smell (sense):

smell

odorat m

sense of smell

odorat, sens m olfactif

3. smell (action):

to have a smell of or at sth

sentir un peu qc

4. smell (of absence, fraud, dishonesty):

smell fig

relents mpl

II.smell <pret, pp smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB trans

1. smell lit:

smell (notice, detect)

sentir

smell (sniff deliberately) person:

sentir

smell animal:

renifler, sentir

I could smell alcohol on his breath

je sentais à son haleine qu'il avait bu

I can smell lemons/burning

ça sent le citron/le brûlé

2. smell (detect) fig:

smell danger, problem, success, change, good worker

flairer

smell liar, cheat

repérer

a good reporter can always smell a good story

un bon journaliste flaire toujours une bonne histoire

III.smell <pret, pp smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB intr

1. smell (have odour):

smell (gen)

sentir

smell (unpleasantly)

sentir (mauvais)

that smells nice/horrible

ça sent bon/très mauvais

this gas/flower doesn't smell

ce gaz/cette fleur ne sent rien

to smell of roses/garlic

sentir la rose/l'ail

that smells like curry

ça sent le curry

2. smell fig:

to smell of racism/complacency/corruption

sentir le racisme/la complaisance/la corruption

3. smell (have sense of smell):

smell

avoir de l'odorat

smelling salts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smelling salts in the French»English Dictionary

les sels

smelling salts

Translations for smelling salts in the English»French Dictionary

I.salt [sɔ:lt] N

salt a. fig:

salt

sel m

a pinch of salt

une pincée de sel

sea/celery salt

sel de mer/céleri

bath salts

sels de bain

Phrases:

to take sth with a pinch [or grain] of salt

ne pas prendre qc au pied de la lettre

to rub salt in the/sb's wound

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

to sit above/below the salt

être assis au bout de la table

worth one's salt

digne de ce nom

II.salt [sɔ:lt] VB trans

salt

saler

III.salt [sɔ:lt] ADJ

1. salt (with salt):

salt

salé(e)

2. salt fig tears:

salt

amère

SALT [sɔ:lt] N

SALT abbreviation of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SALT

négociations fpl SALT

I.smell <smelt, smelt Brit, Aus [or -ed, -ed Am, Aus]> [smel] N

1. smell (odour):

smell

odeur f

the smell of roses

le parfum des roses

2. smell (sense of smell):

smell

odorat m

3. smell pej (bad odour):

smell

puanteur f

4. smell (sniff):

to take/have a smell of sth

sentir qc

Phrases:

the sweet smell of success

la griserie du succès

II.smell <smelt, smelt Brit, Aus [or -ed, -ed Am, Aus]> [smel] VB intr

1. smell (use one's sense of smell):

smell

sentir

2. smell (give off an odour):

smell

sentir

sweet-smelling

qui sent bon

3. smell pej (have an unpleasant smell):

smell

sentir mauvais

III.smell <smelt, smelt Brit, Aus [or -ed, -ed Am, Aus]> [smel] VB trans

smell a. fig:

smell

sentir

Phrases:

to smell sth a mile off

flairer qc à des kilomètres

to smell a rat

se douter de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The irritant nature of smelling salts means that they can exacerbate any pre-existing cervical spine injury by causing reflex withdrawal from them.

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On more than one occasion she was on the point of fainting so had smelling salts passed under her nose.

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He was revived with smelling salts, and he returned to the game.

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They have to sit down, have some smelling salts or something.

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Inhaling or sniffing wasabi vapor has an effect like smelling salts, a property exploited by researchers attempting to create a smoke alarm for the deaf.

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The voter who sees this ballot the first time may need smelling salts.

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Lose the garlic and pass the smelling salts.

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That little sniff of a goal was like putting smelling salts under the nostrils of a crowd that was beginning to doze off.

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Taken as a whole, you might have to bring the smelling salts for swooning.

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He always keeps her smelling salts handy.

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