Sammansatta former:
salt | |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| Epsom salts n | (magnesium crystals) | epsomsalt s |
| Anmärkning: can be used with singular or plural verb |
| He takes Epsom salts as a remedy for indigestion. |
| grain of salt n | (salt crystal) | saltkorn s |
| The sand was fine but not powdery, like grains of salt. |
| pinch of salt n | (small amount of salt in cooking) | nypa salt s |
| (vardagligt) | lite salt s |
| Adding a pinch of salt to your cake mixture will enhance the flavor. |
salt and pepper,
salt-and-pepper adj | figurative (hair colour: grey and white) | gråvit adj |
| gråmelerad adj |
| (bildlig) | peppar och salt uttr |
| She was about fifty and had salt and pepper hair. |
| the salt of the earth n | figurative (person: good, decent) (bildlig) | jordens salt, jordens sälta s |
| He's the salt of the earth and would help anyone who asked him. |
| the salt of the earth npl | figurative (people: good, decent) (bildlig) | jordens salt, jordens sälta s |
| The salt of the earth are those people who behave decently and work hard. |
| salt water n | (water with high salt content) | saltvatten s |
| Chesapeake Bay is a mix of fresh water from the rivers and salt water from the ocean. |
| This fish only lives in salt water. |
| salt water n | (saline solution) | saltlösning s |
| My dentist recommended I gargle with salt water after my extraction. |
saltcellar (US),
salt cellar (UK) n | (shaker for table salt) | saltkar s |
| The table was empty except for the saltcellar and pepper mill. |
