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| Inglês | Português |
cream cracker biscuit,
cream cracker n | (savory biscuit) | biscoito de água e sal sm |
| bolacha de água e sal sf |
| cream cracker estrang |
| Epsom salts n | (magnesium crystals) | sal de Epsom sm |
| sulfato de magnésio sm |
| Nota: can be used with singular or plural verb |
| He takes Epsom salts as a remedy for indigestion. |
| flower of salt n | (finest-quality sea salt) | flor de sal sf + loc adj |
| garlic salt n | (salt flavored with ground garlic) (sal temperado com alho em pó) | sal de alho sm + loc adj |
| He won't eat hamburger without garlic salt. |
| graham crackers npl | US (crisp wholewheat biscuits) (estrangeirismo) | cream crackers sm pl |
| biscoito de água e sal loc sm |
| I always put cheese on graham crackers. |
| grain of salt n | (salt crystal) | grão de sal sm + loc adj |
| The sand was fine but not powdery, like grains of salt. |
low sodium diet,
low-sodium diet n | (regimen which restricts salt intake) | dieta de pouco sal loc sf |
| Food tastes bland for the first few days of a low sodium diet. |
| low-salt diet n | (regimen which restricts salt intake) | dieta de pouco sal sf + loc adj |
| My doctor has recommended that I follow a low-salt diet. |
| peppery adj | informal, figurative (hair: white and black) (cabelos: brancos e coloridos) | sal-e-pimenta adj |
| grisalho sm |
| pinch of salt n | (small amount of salt in cooking) | pitada de sal loc subs |
| Adding a pinch of salt to your cake mixture will enhance the flavor. |
| rock salt n | (sodium chloride occurring in rocks) | sal-gema sm |
| Rock salt is mined at Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. |
| salt sth vtr | (add salt to) (temperar) | pôr sal vt + sm |
| (impregnar de sal) | salgar vt |
| He salted his steak. |
| Ele pôs sal no seu bife. |
| Ele salgou seu bife. |
| salt sth vtr | (grit roads) | jogar sal vt + sm |
| The truck is salting the roads in anticipation of snow tonight. |
| salt content n | (amount of salt in sth) (nutrição) | quantidade de sal sf + loc adj |
salt mill,
salt grinder n | (kitchen utensil for grinding salt) | moedor de sal sm |
| salt mine n | (place where salt is extracted) | salina sf |
| mina de sal sf + loc adj |
| The salt mine outside of town supplies enough salt for the whole state. |
| They sent me to the salt mines. |
| the salt of the earth n | figurative (person: good, decent) (figurado) | sal da terra sm + loc adj |
| excelente pessoa adj + sf |
| He's the salt of the earth and would help anyone who asked him. |
| the salt of the earth npl | figurative (people: good, decent) (figurado) | sal da terra sm + loc adj |
| The salt of the earth are those people who behave decently and work hard. |
| salt-free adj | (containing no salt) | sem sal loc adj |
| saltbush n | (desert shrub) | erva-sal sf |
| sea salt n | (salt extracted from the sea) | sal marinho sm + adj |
| I always cook with sea salt. |
| seasoned salt n | (condiment) (condimento) | sal condimentado sm + adj |
| sal temperado sm + adj |
| The chef decided not to use the seasoned salt. |
| soft adj | (water: free of minerals) | sem sal loc adj |
| The town was blessed with naturally soft water. |
| A cidade foi abençoada com uma água naturalmente sem sal. |
| table salt n | (sodium chloride used as condiment) (cloreto de sódio usado como condimento) | sal de mesa sm + loc adj |
| I was told to gargle with table salt dissolved in warm water. |
