salts in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for salts in the English»Spanish Dictionary

smelling salts [Am ˈsmɛlɪŋ ˌsɔlts, Brit ˈsmɛlɪŋ sɔːlts] N npl

smelling salts

sales fpl (aromáticas)

Epsom salts [Am ˌɛpsəm ˈsɔlts, Brit ˌɛpsəm ˈsɔːlts] N npl

Epsom salts

sulfato m de magnesia (usado como purgante)

liver salts N npl

liver salts

sales fpl minerales

liver salts

sales fpl de frutas

I.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] N

1.1. salt U FOOD:

salt

sal f

pass the salt, please

pásame la sal, por favor

have you put salt on the meat?

¿le has puesto or echado sal a la carne?

the salt of the earth

la sal de la tierra

(to be) worth one's salt , any teacher worth her salt

toda maestra que se precie de tal

(to be) worth one's salt , any teacher worth her salt

toda maestra digna de ese nombre

to rub salt into the wound(s)

hurgar en la herida

to take sth with a pinch or grain of salt

no creerse algo al pie de la letra

to take sth with a pinch or grain of salt

tomar algo con pinzas CSur

I should take anything he says with a pinch of salt

no se puede creer lo que él dice al pie de la letra

I should take anything he says with a pinch of salt

todo lo que él diga hay que tomarlo con pinzas CSur

1.2. salt U (interest, zest):

salt

gracia f

1.3. salt C CHEM:

salt

sal f

2.1. salt <salts, pl >:

smelling salts

sales fpl (aromáticas)

2.2. salt <salts, pl > (laxative):

salt

sulfato m de magnesia

Epsom salts

sal f de Epsom

3. salt C (sailor) inf:

an old salt

un (viejo) lobo de mar

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

1. salt (put salt on):

salt vegetables/meat

salar

salt vegetables/meat

ponerle sal a

salt vegetables/meat

echarle sal a

salt road

echar sal en

2. salt <salted, pp >:

salted

salado

salted butter

mantequilla f salada or con sal

3. salt (cure):

salt pork/herring

salar

salt cabbage

curar con sal

4. salt (enliven) often pass:

salt conversation/speech

sazonar

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

1. salt (salted) attr:

salt butter

salado

salt meat/cod

salado

salt meat/cod

en salazón

2. salt (saline) attr:

salt pond/lake

salobre

salt pond/lake

de agua salada

3. salt:

salt air

salobre

salt taste

salado

salt taste

a sal

sea salt N U

sea salt

sal f marina

sea salt

sal f de mar

salt tablet N

salt tablet

pastilla f de sal

salt shaker [Am ˈsɔlt ʃeɪkər, Brit ˈsɔːlt ˌʃeɪkə] N

salt shaker

salero m

Translations for salts in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sales aromáticas

smelling salts pl

sales de baño

bath salts pl

sal de fruta

fruit salts pl

salts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for salts in the English»Spanish Dictionary

smelling salts [ˈsmelɪŋsɔ:lts] N pl MED

smelling salts

sales f pl aromáticas

I.salt [sɔ:lt] N

salt

sal f

bath salts

sales de baño

smelling salts

sales aromáticas

Phrases:

salt of the earth

sal de la tierra

to take sth with a grain [or pinch] of salt

creerse la mitad de la mitad de algo

to rub salt in the wound

hurgar en la herida

to be worth one's salt

merecer el pan que se come

II.salt [sɔ:lt] VB trans

1. salt (add salt to):

salt

poner sal

2. salt (preserve in salt):

salt

salar

3. salt (sprinkle with salt):

salt

sazonar con sal

III.salt [sɔ:lt] ADJ

salt

salado, -a

salt shaker N Am, Aus

salt shaker

salero m

salt water N no pl

1. salt water (sea water):

salt water

agua f de mar

2. salt water (water with salt):

salt water

agua f salada

sea salt N

sea salt

sal f marina

rock salt N no pl

rock salt

sal f gema

salt mine N

salt mine

mina f de sal

salt cellar N

salt cellar

salero m

salt lake N

salt lake

lago m de agua salada

SALT [sɔ:lt] N

SALT abbreviation of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SALT

Conversaciones f pl para la limitación de armas estratégicas

salts Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take sth with a grain of salt

no creerse algo del todo

this soup wants a bit of salt

a esta sopa le falta sal

bath salts

sales de baño

smelling salts

sales aromáticas

to rub salt in the wound

hurgar en la herida

to put sugar/salt in sth

echar azúcar/sal a algo

to take sth with a pinch of salt

tomar algo con cierto escepticismo

you've overdone the salt a bit

te has pasado un poco con la sal

to put too much salt in sth

salar algo demasiado

to put too much salt in sth

poner demasiada sal a algo