sels in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sels in the French»English Dictionary

I.sel [sɛl] N m

1. sel FOOD:

sel

salt

ajouter du sel

to add salt

gros sel

coarse salt

régime sans sel

salt-free diet

pain sans sel

unsalted bread

2. sel CHEM:

sel

salt

sel de sodium

sodium salt

3. sel fig:

sel (esprit)

savour Brit

sel (piquant)

piquancy

les jeux de mots perdent de leur sel à la traduction

puns lose some of their savour in translation

la situation ou ça ne manque pas de sel

the situation has a certain piquancy

II.sels N mpl

sels mpl PHARM:

sels

smelling salts pl

respirer des sels

to sniff smelling salts

III.sel [sɛl]

sel de céleri

celery salt

sel de cuisine

cooking salt

sel fin

fine ou table salt

sel gemme

rock salt

sel marin

sea salt

sel régénérant

dishwasher salt

le sel de la terre

the salt of the earth

sels de bain

bath salts

demi-sel [d(ə)misɛl] ADJ inv

demi-sel beurre, fromage:

demi-sel

slightly salted

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sels lithinés

lithium salts

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smelling salts

sels mpl

liver salts

sels mpl pour le foie

bath salts

sels mpl de bain

sal CHEM, PHARM

sel m

sea salt FOOD

sel m de mer

sea salt (in industry)

sel m marin

cooking salt

gros sel m

sal ammoniac

sel m ammoniac

sels in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sels in the French»English Dictionary

sel [sɛl] N m

1. sel culin, CHEM:

sel

salt

sel de cuisine/table

cooking/table salt

gros sel

rock salt

sels de bain

bath salts

les sels

smelling salts

2. sel (piquant):

sel

spice

sel d'une histoire

wit

Phrases:

ne pas manquer de sel

to have a certain wit

demi-sel [d(ə)misɛl] ADJ inv culin

demi-sel

slightly salted

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smelling salts

sels mpl anglais

rock salt

sel m gemme

salt

sel m

a pinch of salt

une pincée de sel

sea/celery salt

sel de mer/céleri

bath salts

sels mpl de bain

salt-and-pepper

poivre et sel inv

salt mine

mine f de sel

pepper-and-salt

poivre et sel inv

to put in your/his/her two cents worth inf

mettre ton/son grain de sel

to put in one's oar pej inf

mettre son grain de sel