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 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

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saupoudrer qc de sucre/sel

to sprinkle sth with sugar/salt

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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

sels Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sel de cuisine/table

cooking/table salt

sels de bain

bath salts

les sels

smelling salts

ne pas manquer de sel histoire, remarque

to have a certain wit

mettre son grain de sel inf

to stick one's oar in

il faut rajouter du sel/sucre

it needs salt/sugar

mettre trop de sel dans la soupe

to put too much salt in the soup

remettre du sel dans les légumes

to put more salt in the vegetables

saupoudrer qc de sucre/sel

to sprinkle sth with sugar/salt

mine f de sel

salt mine