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salt·y

(sôl′tē)
adj. salt·i·er, salt·i·est
1. Of, containing, or seasoned with salt.
2. Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.
3. Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor.

salt′i·ly adv.
salt′i·ness n.
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salty

(ˈsɔːltɪ)
adj, saltier or saltiest
1. of, tasting of, or containing salt
2. (esp of humour) sharp; piquant
3. (Nautical Terms) relating to life at sea
ˈsaltily adv
ˈsaltiness n
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salt•y

(ˈsɔl ti)

adj. salt•i•er, salt•i•est.
1. tasting of or containing salt; saline.
2. piquant; sharp; witty.
3. racy or coarse: salty humor.
4. of the sea or sailing.
[1400–50]
salt′i•ly, adv.
salt′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. salty - engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language"
stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"
2. salty - containing or filled with salt; "salt water"
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
fresh, sweet - not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water"
3. salty - one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
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salty

adjective salt, salted, saline, brackish, briny, over-salted, brak (S. African) organisms adapted to survive in very salty water
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salty

adjective
Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety:
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Translations
slaný
salt
suolainenrasvainen
नमकीन
slan
asin
saltur
塩気のある
slan
salt
ซึ่งมีรสเค็ม
mặn

salty

[ˈsɔːltɪ] ADJ (saltier (compar) (saltiest (superl))) [taste] → salado
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salty

[ˈsɔːlti] adjsalé(e)
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salty

adj (+er)
salzig ; salty waterSalzwasser nt
(dated fig) languagegesalzen ; storyscharf, gesalzen
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salty

[ˈsɔːltɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (taste) → salato/a (fig) (humour, remark) → piccante
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salt

(soːlt) noun
1. (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning. The soup needs more salt. sout مِلْح сол sal sůl das Salz salt αλάτι sal sool نمك suola sel מלח नमक sol, natrijev klorid garam salt sale 소금 druska sāls garam zout salt sól مالګه sal sare соль soľ sol so salt เกลือ tuz кухонна сіль نمک muối
2. any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid. sout مِلْح كيميائي хим. сол sal sůl das Salz salt άλας sal sool چاشني suola sel מלח लवण tvar tvorena od metala i kiseline garam salt sale 塩基 druska sāls garam zout salt sól مالګه، دميوى مالګه، كيمياى مالګه، مالګه شوى، مالګين: مالګه كول،مالګه وهل،مالګه دوړول sal săruri соль soľ sol so salt สารซึ่งจับเป็นขี้เกลือ ... tuzu 鹽類 сіль نمک کی طرح کسی دھات اور اور حامض سے بننے والا مرکب chất đậm đà 盐类
3. a sailor, especially an experienced one. an old salt. gesoute seeman بَحّار ماهِر опитен моряк marujo mořský vlk der Seebär søulk ναυτικός (viejo) lobo de mar (vana) merekaru ملوان كهنه كار merikarhu loup de mer מָלַח וָתִיק नमक-दान iskusni pomorac vén tengeri medve pelaut reyndur sjómaður marinaio 老練な船乗り 뱃사람 jūrų vilkas pieredzējis jūrnieks; jūras vilks pelaut yang berpengalaman zeerob sjøulk wilk morski تجربه لرونكى بيړى كار marujo lup-de-mare бывалый моряк; морской волк morský vlk morski volk iskusan mornar sjöbjörn กะลาสีเรือ tecrübeli denizci (老練的)水手 бувалий моряк, морський вовк تجربہ کار جہازی thủy thủ lão luyện (老练的)水手
adjective
containing, tasting of, preserved in salt. salt water; salt pork. gesout, ingesout مالِح посолен salgado slaný Salz-... salt-; saltet αλμυρός, αλατισμένος, παστός salado soola- ملح suola- salé מלוח नमकीन, खारा slan, posoljen sós (ízű), sózott asin salt-, saltaður salato 塩をふくむ sūrus sāļš masin zout salt-, saltaktig solony, słony مالګه salgado sărat солёный slaný slan slan salt, salt-, saltad ผสมเกลือ; หมักด้วยเกลือ tuzlu, tuzlanmış 含鹽的,用鹽醃的 солоний نمک میں محفوظ کیا ہوا tẩm muối, ướp muối 含盐的,用盐腌制的
verb
to put salt on or in. Have you salted the potatoes? sout, gesout يُمَلِّح соля salgar (o)solit salzen salte αλατίζω salar, echar sal soola lisama نمك پاشيدن suolata saler לְהַמלִיח नमक मिलाना, में मिलाना posoliti, zasoliti megsóz menggarami salta salare 塩をかける 소금을 치다 (pa)sūdyti sālīt; pielikt sāli menggarami zouten strø/ha i salt, salte solić مالګه كول salgar a săra солить (po)soliť soliti posoliti salta ใส่เกลือ tuzlamak 在...上或內加鹽 солити نمک ڈالنا ướp muối, nêm muối 加盐于...腌
ˈsalted adjective
(negative unsalted) containing or preserved with salt. salted butter; salted beef. gesoute مُمَلَّح، مُقَدَّد осолен salgado solený gesalzen saltet; salt- αλατισμένος, παστός salado soolatud, soola- با نمك suolattu salé מלוח लवणित, नमकीन slan, zasoljen sós, sózott asin saltaður, salt- salato 塩づけの 소금에 절인 sūdytas sālīts bergaram gezouten saltet solony په مالګه salgado sărat солёный solený soljen usoljen saltad มีเกลือหรือดองด้วยเกลือ tuzlu ..., salamura 含鹽的,用鹽醃的 солоний; засолений نمکین có ướp muối, có muối 盐味的,盐腌的
ˈsaltness noun
southeid مُلوحَه، تَمْليح соленост salinidade slanost die Salzigkeit salthed αλμυρότητα salinidad; salobridad soolasus نمكي suolaisuus salure, salinité מְלִיחוּת नमकीन, खारीपन slanost sósság rasa asin selta salinità, l'essere salato 塩気 sûrumas sāļums kemasinan zoutheid det som er salt fakt bycia słonym مالګين salinidade salinitate солёность slanosť slanost slanost sälta, salthalt, salt smak ความเค็ม tuzluluk 含鹽度 вміст солі ملاحت sự có vị muối 含盐度,咸性
ˈsalty adjective
containing or tasting of salt. Tears are salty water. soutig مالِح солен salgado slaný salzig salt-; saltet αλμυρός salado soolane شور suolainen salé מלוח नमकीन slan sós (ízű) asin saltur salato 塩気のある sūrus sāļš masin zout salt, bitter słony مالګين ، تريو salgado sărat солёный slaný slan slan salt, salthaltig เค็ม tuzlu 鹹的 солоний نمک والا mặn 咸的
ˈsaltiness noun
soutigheid مُلوحَه осоленост o salgado slanost die Salzigkeit saltholdighed αλμυρότητα salinidad; salobridad soolasus شوري suolaisuus salure, salinité מְלִיחוּת लावणिकता, नमकीनी slanost sósság rasa asin selta salinità 塩気 짠 성분 sūrumas sāļums sifat yang masin zoutheid salthet słoność مالګين o salgado salinitate солёность slanosť slanost slanoća sälta, salthalt เหมือนเกลือ tuzluluk 鹹味 смак солі; солонуватість نمکینی tính mặn 咸性
bath salts
a usually perfumed mixture of certain salts added to bath water. badsout أمْلاح الإسْتِحْمام соли за баня sais de banho koupelová sůl das Badesalz badesalt άλατα μπάνιου sales de baño vannisool حمام آب معدني kylpysuola sels de bain מִלחֵי אַמבָּט नहाने के पानी में मिलाया जाने वाला मिश्रण soli za kupku fürdősó garam mandi baðsalt sali da bagno 諭p塩 목욕용 소금 vonios druskos vannas sāls mandian garam badzout badesalt sole kąpielowe حمام sais de banho săruri de baie соль для ванной kúpeľová soľ kopalne soli soli za kupanje badsalt เกลืออาบน้ํา parfümlü banyo tuzu 浴鹽 сіль для ванн نہانے کے پانی میں مختلف قسم کے نمکوں کا خوشبودار مرکب thuốc muối pha nước tắm 浴盐
the salt of the earth
a very good or worthy person. People like her are the salt of the earth. sout van die aarde, goeie persoon خِيار النّاس най-ценни хора alma de Deus sůl země das Salz der Erde jordens salt το άλας της γης (μτφ.) valer su peso en oro, valer un Perú/Potosí, valer un imperio maa sool اشحاص فرشتهحو و نيك سيرت maan suola le sel de la terre הַעִילִית שֶׁבַּחֲבוּרָה महान पूरूष dobra i vrijedna osoba a föld sója garam dunia salt jarðar, úrvalsfólk il sale della terra 地の塩, 善人 세상의 소금, 인격이 뛰어난 사람 žemės druska zemes sāls sangat baik het zout der aarde jordas salt, de utvalgte sól ziemi صادق alma de Deus pâinea lui Dumnezeu соль земли dobrý, užitočný človek sol zemlje poštenjačina jordens salt คนที่ดีมาก ๆ หรือคนที่มีคุณค่าน่ายกย่อง dünya tatlısı 高尚人士,社會中堅份子 сіль землі; найкраща людина بہت نیک اور بھلا آدمی người tử tế 高尚的人,社会中坚
take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief. I took his story with a pinch of salt. neem dit met 'n knippie sout يَسْمَع بِتَحَفُّظ приемам с резерва desconfiar se zrnkem soli mit Vorbehalt tage med et gran salt αντιμετωπίζω κτ. με επιφύλαξη escuchar con reservas ettevaatlikult suhtuma چيزي را با قيد احتياط پذيرفتن suhtautua varauksella prendre (qqch.) avec un grain de sel לְקַבֵּל בְּהִסתַייגוּת अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण, अविश्वास-पूर्ण समझना, पर विश्वास नहीं करना primiti s nevjericom fenntartással fogad vmit kurang percaya taka e-u með fyrirvara prendere qualcosa cum grano salis, prendere qualcosa con beneficio d'inventario 加減して聞く 약간의 의심을 가지다 nepriimti (ko) už gryną pinigą izturēties kritiski/skeptiski; neņemt par pilnu dengan ragu-ragu met een korreltje zout nemen ta (noe) med en klype salt przyjmować (coś) z przymrużeniem oka په احتیاط کی نیول desconfiar a avea rezerve faţă de ceva относиться (к чему-л.) скептически s rezervou z zrncem soli primiti nešto s oprezom ta ngt med en nypa salt ได้รับข่าวที่ไม่น่าเชื่อ kuşkuyla karşılamak 對(說詞、消息等)持保留態度或存疑 ставитися до чогось з недовірою ناقابل یقین đón nhận cái gì với một sự hoài nghi nhỏ 对某事有保留,持怀疑态度
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salty

مـُمَلِّح slaný salt salzig αλμυρός salado suolainen salé slan salato 塩気のある zout salt słony salgado соленый salt ซึ่งมีรสเค็ม tuzlu mặn 多盐的
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salty

a. salado-a, salobre, salino-a.
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salty

adj salado
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THE RIVERS joined together to complain to the Sea, saying, "Why is it that when we flow into your tides so potable and sweet, you work in us such a change, and make us salty and unfit to drink?" The Sea, perceiving that they intended to throw the blame on him, said, "Pray cease to flow into me, and then you will not be made briny."
Shimerda opened the bag and stirred the contents with her hand, it gave out a salty, earthy smell, very pungent, even among the other odours of that cave.
And Captain Van Horn, who ruled the Arangi in bare legs, a loin cloth, and a sixpenny under-shirt, and ran cannibal blacks back and forth in the blackbird trade with an automatic strapped to his body waking and sleeping and with his head forfeit in scores of salt- water villages and bush strongholds, and who was esteemed the toughest skipper in the Solomons where only men who are tough may continue to live and esteem toughness, blinked with sudden moisture in his eyes, and could not see for the moment the puppy that quivered all its body of love in his arms and kissed away the salty softness of his eyes.
Van Weyden, for the present at any rate, earns his salty grub by assisting me.
The Salty Shamrock issued a statement in what it described as an "official notice" posted on its Facebook page.
Trouble started after two brooks created by River Tana entered the Indian Ocean, turning the freshwater salty.
While traditional varieties like cheese-flavored (49%) and indulgent (e.g., chocolate/caramel covered) (32%) are high on the list, popcorn buyers (557 Internet users aged 18+ who have purchased any popcorn in the three months leading to December 2017) are also interested in purchasing options that are mixed flavor (e.g., salty, indulgent, and cheesy popcorn in one bag) (39%), have additions mixed in (e.g., dried cranberries or candy) (20%), and are seasonal flavored (e.g., pumpkin spice, gingerbread) (12%).
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"Previously, a pilot study found that trace amounts of capsaicin, the chemical that gives chili peppers their pungent smell, enhanced the perception of food being salty," said senior study author Zhiming Zhu, Professor at the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China.

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