salty in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for salty in the English»French Dictionary

salty [Brit ˈsɔːlti, ˈsɒlti, Am ˈsɔlti] ADJ

1. salty water, food, flavour:

salty

salé

to taste salty

avoir un goût salé

2. salty GEOL:

salty deposit, soil

salin

3. salty fig language, humour, slang:

salty

salé

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the salty tang of the sea

la saveur vivifiante de l'air marin

to taste sweet/salty

avoir un goût sucré/salé

Translations for salty in the French»English Dictionary

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salé (salée)

salty never attr

la mer est salée

the sea is salty

trop salé

too salty

salé (salée)

salty

goût salé

salty taste

saumâtre goût

bitter and salty

il y avait tant de sel dans la soupe qu'elle était immangeable

the soup was so salty, you couldn't eat it

salty in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for salty in the English»French Dictionary

salty ADJ a. fig

salty

salé(e)

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to taste bitter/salty/sweet

avoir un goût amer/salé/sucré

Translations for salty in the French»English Dictionary

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manger salé

to eat salty food

être trop salé soupe

to be too salty

salty Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to taste bitter/salty/sweet

avoir un goût amer/salé/sucré

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The water tends to become salty towards the end of the dry season.

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Most varieties of soy sauce are salty, earthy, brownish liquids intended to season food while cooking or at the table.

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Then the fish are fried on both sides, and placed in hot water to become less salty.

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Similarly, if it were too salty, only extreme halophiles could survive in its environment.

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Although it is recorded to live in a freshwater environment, it lives in brackish water, which is defined as slightly salty water.

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Parturition occurs in water with relatively low salinity, but the young soon move into saltier water (half to full-strength seawater).

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Water in such volcanic lakes tends to be extremely salty, and may contain dissolved volcanic gases.

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Ground water is salty and can not be used for irrigation purpose.

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Sea turtles' lacrimal glands allow them to produce very salty tears.

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The herrings are ripened for a couple of days in oak barrels in a salty solution, or brine.

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