salt tax in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for salt tax in the English»French Dictionary

salt tax N HISTORY

salt tax

gabelle f

Translations for salt tax in the French»English Dictionary

gabelle

gabelle, salt tax

Translations for salt tax 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.tax [Brit taks, Am tæks] N

tax (gen)

taxe f (on sur)

tax (on individual)

impôt m

to collect/levy a tax

percevoir un impôt

to increase or raise taxes

augmenter les impôts

to cut taxes

diminuer les impôts

before tax

brut

after tax

après déduction des impôts

tax is deducted at source

les impôts sont retenus à la source

to pay tax , be liable for tax

être imposable

to pay £1, 000 in tax

verser 1 000 livres sterling d'impôts

to pay a substantial sum in tax

verser une grosse somme au fisc

to pay tax on one's earnings

être imposé sur ce qu'on gagne

II.tax [Brit taks, Am tæks] VB trans

1. tax:

tax profits, earnings

taxer

tax person

imposer

to be taxed at a rate of 18% person:

être imposé au taux de 18%

to be taxed at a rate of 18% sum, income, profit:

être taxé à 18%

luxury goods are heavily taxed

les articles de luxe sont lourdement taxés

to be taxed at a higher/lower rate

être soumis à un taux d'imposition plus élevé/moins élevé

2. tax MOTOR:

to tax a vehicle

payer la vignette (de l'impôt sur les automobiles)

the car is taxed till November

la vignette est valable jusqu'en novembre

3. tax (strain, stretch) fig:

tax patience, goodwill, wits

mettre [qc] à l'épreuve

this will tax your wits!

ceci mettra tes méninges à l'épreuve!

salt tax in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for salt tax 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.tax <-es> [tæks] N

1. tax (levy by state):

tax direct

impôt m

tax indirect

taxe f

tax on income

impôt sur le revenu

to put a tax on cigarettes

imposer une taxe sur les cigarettes

a tax form

une feuille d'impôts

a tax problem/advice

un problème/conseil fiscal

pre-tax profits

bénéfices avant imposition

after/before tax

après/avant imposition

the car is taxed

la vignette de la voiture est payée

2. tax fig nerves, patience, resources:

tax

charge f

to be a tax on sb/sth

être une épreuve pour qn/qc

II.tax [tæks] VB trans

1. tax (levy a tax on):

tax

taxer

tax person

imposer

to be taxed lightly/heavily

être légèrement/lourdement taxé [ou imposé]

2. tax (make demands on, strain):

to tax sb/sb's patience

mettre qn/la patience de qn à l'épreuve

to tax sb's memory

faire appel à la mémoire de qn

3. tax (accuse):

to tax sb with sth

taxer qn de qc

to tax sb with doing sth

accuser qn de faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Collections of taxes, such as the extremely unpopular salt tax, the "gabelle", were contracted to private collectors (tax farmers), who, like all farmers, preoccupied themselves with making their holdings grow.

en.wikipedia.org

Other sources of income were zakat, customs, salt tax, khums, mint, currency, jiziya, escheats, presents, octroi, tolls and tributes.

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