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I . salt [sɔ:lt] N

II . salt [sɔ:lt] VB trans

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1. salt (add salt to food, preserve in salt):

salt
соли́ть

2. salt (sprinkle with salt):

salt
посыпа́ть со́лью

III . salt [sɔ:lt] ADJ gastr

SALT [sɔ:lt] N

rock salt N no pl

salt cellar N

salt lake N

salt mine N

salt shaker N Am, Aus

salt water N no pl

1. salt water (sea water):

salt water
морска́я вода́ f

2. salt water (water with salt):

salt water
солёная вода́ f

sea salt N

pepper-and-salt ADJ

pepper-and-salt hair:

pepper-and-salt
с про́седью

Usage examples with salt

salt flats
соляна́я равни́на f
salt shaker
соло́нка f
salt of the earth
досто́йнейшие лю́ди мн
to be worth one's salt
хорошо́ рабо́тать
to put salt in the sauce
добавля́ть соль в со́ус
to rub salt in the wound
сы́пать соль на [или береди́ть] ра́ну
to take something with a grain of salt
относи́ться к чему́-ли́бо с недове́рием
to take sth with a pinch of salt fig
относи́ться с недове́рием [или скепти́чески] к чему́-ли́бо
to take sth with a grain [or pinch] of salt
относи́ться к чему́-ли́бо крити́чески [или недове́рчиво]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
These pools are salt water pools which uses a special chlorine generator.
en.wikipedia.org
Some modified silane sealers impregnate deeply enough to protect against salt attack, such as efflorescence, spalling, picture framing and freeze-thaw spalling.
en.wikipedia.org
Season beans with salt, then stir in escarole and cook, stirring occasionally, until escarole is quite tender, about 15 minutes.
www.timescolonist.com
It's corn-fed and aged for 21 days before being roasted in rock salt and transferred to domed stainless steel carts and carved.
www.sfchronicle.com
The water vapor attaches itself to condensation nuclei which can be anything from dust to microscopic particles of salt and debris.
en.wikipedia.org
The ingredients are minced meat, lambs intestines, rice, tomato paste, red pepper paste, butter, salt, black pepper, allspice, and cinnamon.
en.wikipedia.org
These are dredged in a salt cure, which usually includes nitrates and sugar.
en.wikipedia.org
I set this blood on the fire, let it coagulate, and ate the lumps without salt.
en.wikipedia.org
Mechanical complexity in a salt water environment is a nonstarter.
phys.org
These gas cycles offer numerous potential advantages for use with molten salt-fueled or molten salt-cooled reactors.
en.wikipedia.org

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