rock salt in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rock salt in the English»Italian Dictionary

rock salt [Brit, Am ˈrɑk ˌsɔlt] N

rock salt

salgemma m

Translations for rock salt in the Italian»English Dictionary

salgemma

rock salt

Translations for rock salt in the English»Italian Dictionary

SALT [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] N

SALT → Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SALT

trattative per la limitazione delle armi strategiche

SALT

SALT mpl

I.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] N

1. salt:

salt CHEM, FOOD

sale m

there's too much salt in the rice

il riso è troppo salato

I don't like a lot of salt on my food

non mi piace mangiare salato

salt and pepper

sale e pepe

to put salt on food

salare il cibo

to put salt on a road

spargere il sale su una strada

to put salt on a road before n molecule, crystal, production, factory

di sale

to put salt on a road industry, refining

del sale

to put salt on a road solution

salino

2. salt (sailor) inf, arch:

an old salt

un vecchio lupo di mare

II.salts N

salts npl PHARM:

salts

sali m

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

salt water, lake

salato

salt beef, pork

sotto sale

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

salt meat, fish

salare

salt road, path

spargere il sale su

V.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt]

to cry salt tears liter

versare lacrime amare

to be the salt of the earth

essere il sale della terra

you should take his remarks with a grain or a pinch of salt

prendi i suoi commenti cum grano salis, non prendere i suoi commenti per oro colato

any teacher worth his salt knows that

ogni insegnante che si rispetti lo sa

I.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

1. rock U (substance):

rock

roccia f

solid, molten rock

roccia viva, fusa

hewn out of solid rock

scavato or tagliato nella roccia

2. rock C (boulder):

rock

masso m

rock

macigno m

the ship hit the rocks

le nave urtò gli scogli

on the rocks NAUT

contro gli scogli or sulle rocce

on the rocks drink

on the rocks

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

essere in crisi

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

naufragare

3. rock (stone):

rock

pietra f

“falling rocks”

“caduta massi”

4. rock Brit (sweet):

rock

= grossa caramella dura di forma cilindrica su cui è scritto il nome della località turistica in cui è venduta

5. rock gener. pl (diamond):

rock inf

diamante m

6. rock inf:

rock (in drug addicts' slang) (crack)

crack m

II.rocks N

rocks npl vulg sl (testicles):

rocks

palle f

to get one's rocks off

spassarsela

III.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk]

caught between a rock and a hard place

trovarsi tra l'incudine e il martello

as firm or solid as a rock

saldo come la roccia

as hard as a rock

duro come un diamante

I.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

rock

rock m

rock before n band, concert, musician

rock

rock industry

del rock

rock music

rock m

II.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB trans

1. rock (move gently):

rock cradle

dondolare

rock baby, boat

cullare

she sat rocking herself in her chair

stava seduta dondolandosi sulla sedia

I rocked the baby to sleep

cullai il bambino per farlo addormentare

2. rock (shake):

rock tremor, bomb: town

scuotere, fare vibrare, sconquassare

rock scandal, revelation: party, government

fare tremare, turbare, scombussolare

rock waves: vessel

sballottare

III.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB intr

1. rock (sway):

rock person, cradle:

dondolare

to rock to and fro, back and forth

ondeggiare su e giù, avanti e indietro

to rock with laughter

torcersi or sbellicarsi dalle risate

2. rock (shake):

rock earth, ground, building:

tremare

3. rock (dance):

to rock (away)

ballare

by midnight, the place is rocking inf

per mezzanotte, la serata si anima

rock salt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rock salt in the English»Italian Dictionary

rock salt N

rock salt

salgemma m

Translations for rock salt in the Italian»English Dictionary

salgemma

rock salt

Translations for rock salt in the English»Italian Dictionary

SALT [sɔ:lt] N

SALT abbreviation of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SALT

SALT m pl

SALT

negoziati m pl per la limitazione delle armi strategiche

I.salt [sɔ:lt] N

salt

sale m

bath salts

sali da bagno

smelling salts

sali (per rinvenire)

Phrases:

salt of the earth

sale della terra

to take sth with a grain of salt

prendere qc con le molle

to rub salt in a wound

rigirare il coltello nella piaga

to be worth one's salt

essere degno di rispetto

II.salt [sɔ:lt] VB trans

salt

salare

III.salt [sɔ:lt] ADJ

salt

salato, -a

rock¹ [rɑ:k] N

1. rock GEO:

rock

roccia f

rock in sea

scoglio m

2. rock (music):

rock

rock m

Phrases:

to be stuck between a rock and hard place

essere tra l'incudine e il martello

as solid as a rock

saldo come una roccia

to be on the rocks

andare a rotoli

whiskey on the rocks

whisky con ghiaccio

I.rock² [rɑ:k] VB trans

1. rock (swing):

rock

dondolare

2. rock (shock):

rock

scuotere

II.rock² [rɑ:k] VB intr

rock

dondolare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The mine's attractions include dozens of statues, three chapels and an entire cathedral that has been carved out of the rock salt by the miners.

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He admits after they finish that he rigged the slushie with rock salt, and hits her with an unadulterated one.

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Beneath these tiers is a water-deposited layer of halite, a rock salt.

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The quarry (one mile long by half a mile broad) produce high quality rock salt suitable for human consumption.

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These highly developed machines crush rock salt into dry micrometre sized particles, ionize the particles, and release them into the air.

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Depending on the locality, some cooks use rock salt or standard table salt, or both.

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The exploitable ones include crude oil, coal, halite (rock salt), canbyite, barytes, limestone, and others, 22 kinds in total.

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There are also large deposits of rock salt that were mined extensively beginning in the nineteenth century.

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It was probably formed by a combination of retreating glaciers creating a kettle hole and subsidence caused by the underlying rock salt dissolving away.

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It is an abundant element that exists in numerous minerals such as feldspars, sodalite and rock salt.

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