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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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
sels lithinés
lithium salts
English
English
French
French
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

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
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sel [sɛl] N m

1. sel FOOD, 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 histoire, remarque
to have a certain wit

I. demi-sel [d(ə)misɛl] ADJ inv FOOD

demi-sel
slightly salted

II. demi-sel [d(ə)misɛl] N m

demi-sel
cream cheese
saupoudrer qc de sucre/sel
to sprinkle sth with sugar/salt
English
English
French
French
smelling bottle
sels mpl anglais
rock salt
sel m gemme
sal ammoniac
sel m ammoniac
salt
sel m
a pinch of salt
une pincée de sel
sea/celery salt
sel de mer/céleri
bath salts
sels de bain
pepper-and-salt
poivre et sel inv
salt mine
mine f de sel
to put one's oar in pej inf
mettre son grain de sel
in the PONS Dictionary
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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
English
English
French
French
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
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