salt flat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for salt flat in the English»French Dictionary

salt flat N

salt flat

marais m salant

Translations for salt flat 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.flat [Brit flat, Am flæt] N

1. flat Brit (apartment):

flat

appartement m

2. flat (level part):

flat

plat m

the flat of hand, oar, sword

le plat de

on the flat Brit walk, park

sur le plat

3. flat (on car, bike):

flat inf

pneu m à plat

4. flat MUS (note, sign):

flat

bémol m

5. flat THEAT:

flat

châssis m

II.flats N npl

1. flats Am (shoes):

flats inf

chaussures fpl plates

2. flats GEOG (marshland):

flats

marécage m

III.flat [Brit flat, Am flæt] ADJ

1. flat:

flat (level) surface, landscape, road, roof

plat

flat (not rounded) stone

plat

flat stomach, chest

plat

flat nose, face

aplati

flat (shallow) dish, basket, box

plat

to be flat on one's back/face

être sur le dos/à plat ventre

to hammer sth flat

aplatir qc au marteau

to be squashed flat

être écrasé

2. flat (deflated):

flat tyre, ball

dégonflé

to have a flat tyre

avoir un pneu à plat

to go flat

se dégonfler

3. flat (pressed close):

her feet flat on the floor

les pieds bien à plat sur le sol

4. flat FASHION:

flat shoes, heels

plat

5. flat (absolute):

flat refusal, rejection, denial

catégorique

you're not going and that's flat inf!

tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout!

6. flat (standard):

flat fare, fee

forfaitaire

flat charge

fixe

7. flat:

flat (monotonous) voice, tone

plat, monocorde

flat (unexciting) performance, story, style

plat

flat colour

terne

flat taste

plat

8. flat (not fizzy):

flat beer, lemonade

éventé

to go flat beer:

s'éventer

9. flat (depressed):

to feel flat person:

se sentir déprimé

he sounded a bit flat

il n'avait pas l'air en forme

10. flat Brit battery:

flat ELEC

usé

flat MOTOR

à plat

to go flat ELEC

être usé

to go flat MOTOR

être à plat

11. flat (slow):

flat COMM, FIN market, trade

languissant

flat spending, profits

stagnant

12. flat MUS inv:

flat note

bémol

flat (off key) voice, instrument

faux

in the key of B flat minor

en si bémol mineur

13. flat (matt):

flat paint, surface

mat

IV.flat [Brit flat, Am flæt] ADV

1. flat (horizontally):

flat lay, lie

à plat

flat fall

de tout son long

to knock sb flat

terrasser qn

to lay sb flat

étendre raide qn inf

they laid the village flat

ils ont rasé le village

to lie flat person:

s'étendre

to lie flat hair:

s'aplatir

to lie flat pleat:

être aplati

to lie/land flat on one's back

s'allonger/atterrir sur le dos

I was lying flat on my back

j'étais allongé sur le dos

to fall flat on one's face lit

tomber à plat ventre

to fall flat on one's face fig

se casser la figure inf

2. flat (in close contact):

we pressed flat against the wall

nous nous sommes aplatis contre le mur

she pressed her nose flat against the window

elle a collé son nez à la vitre

3. flat (exactly):

in 10 minutes flat

en 10 minutes pile

4. flat (absolutely):

flat inf

carrément

she told me flat that …

elle m'a carrément dit que …

to turn [sth] down flat offer, proposal

refuser [qc] tout net

they went flat against their orders

ils ont carrément enfreint les ordres

5. flat MUS:

flat sing, play

faux

V.flat [Brit flat, Am flæt]

to fall flat play:

faire un bide inf

to fall flat joke:

tomber à plat

to fall flat party, evening:

tourner court

to fall flat plan:

tomber à l'eau

See also salt flat

salt flat N

salt flat

marais m salant

salt flat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for salt flat 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.flat¹ [flæt] ADJ

1. flat <-ter, -test> (smooth and level) a. ANAT, MED:

flat

plat(e)

2. flat <-ter, -test> (boring):

flat

plat(e)

3. flat (stale):

flat beer, lemonade

qui n'a plus de bulles

4. flat AUTO:

flat tyre, battery

à plat

5. flat (absolute):

flat refusal

clair(e) et net(te)

6. flat COMM:

flat rate

forfaitaire

flat fee

fixe

7. flat MUS:

flat

bémol

flat pej

faux(fausse)

A flat

la bémol

Phrases:

and that's flat

un point c'est tout

II.flat¹ [flæt] ADV

1. flat (in a position):

flat

à plat

to fall flat on one's face

tomber à plat sur le visage

to lie flat out

être allongé à l'horizontale

2. flat (badly):

flat sing

faux

3. flat inf (absolutely):

he turned me down flat

il m'a repoussé nettement

to work flat out

travailler d'arrache-pied

4. flat inf (exactly):

flat

exactement

in five minutes flat

dans exactement cinq minutes

Phrases:

to fall flat joke

faire un bide

to fall flat plan, attempt

échouer

to fall flat performance

manquer ses effets

III.flat¹ [flæt] N

1. flat (level surface):

flat of a sword, a knife

côté m plat

on the flat

à l'horizontale

2. flat Aus, Brit (deflated tyre):

flat

pneu m à plat

3. flat MUS:

flat

bémol m

flat² [flæt] N Aus, Brit

flat

appartement m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Just as the ocean surface rises over denser seamounts, the salt flat surface also rises and falls to reflect the subsurface density variations.

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These were the last land speed records to be set on a racetrack rather than a beach or salt flat.

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