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 Translation for 'pinch of salt' from English to French
cuis.
pincée {f} de sel
pinch of salt
4 Words
cuis.
rien {m} de sel
tiny pinch of salt
5+ Words
prendre qc. avec un grain de sel [loc.]to take sth. with a pinch of salt [idiom]
Partial Matches
cuis.
un soupçon {m} de cannelle
a pinch of cinnamon
chim.
dioxyde {m} de germanium [GeO2]
salt of germanium
chim.
acétate {m} de plomb(II) [C4H6O4Pb]
salt of Saturn
alim.géol.mines
filon {m} de sel
seam of salt
chim.
oxyde {m} de germanium(IV) [GeO2]
salt of germanium
cuis.
pincée {f} de sel
touch of salt
cuis.
pincée {f} de sel
dash of salt
prendre qc. avec un grain de sel [loc.]to take sth. with a grain of salt [idiom]
cuis.
pincée {f} [de poivre, sel]
pinch
se pincerto pinch oneself
hort.
pincer qc. [en horticulture]
to pinch sth. out
anat.
pincer les fesses de qn.
to pinch sb.'s bottom
chiper qc. [fam.] [voler, dérober]to pinch sth. [coll.] [to steal]
souffler qc. [fam.]to pinch sth. [coll.] [steal]
dr.
calotter qc. [fam.]
to pinch sth. [coll.] [steal]
dr.
siffler qc. [dérober] [fam.]
to pinch sth. [steal] [coll.]
piquer qc. [fam.] [voler]to pinch sth. [coll.] [steal]
2
à la rigueur {adv}at a pinch [Br.]
faucher qc. [fam.] [voler]to pinch sth. [coll.] [Br.] [steal]
au besoin {adv}in a pinch [Am.] [idiom]
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Usage Examples English
  • Other ingredients may be added, such as a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of butter.
  • He explains that they live in a 'fantasy world' and you must take what they say with a pinch of salt.
  • Eventually Wilson puts out the fire with a pinch of salt, despite Hodges's scepticism.
  • Thus Suetonius' treatment of the character of Tiberius, like Claudius', must be taken with a pinch of salt.
  • To take something with a "grain of salt" or "pinch of salt" is an English idiom that suggests to view something, specifically claims that may be misleading or unverified, with skepticism or to not interpret something literally.

  • It was also prepared in other regions, such as Quercy, as a crust of bread rubbed with garlic, and spiced with a pinch of salt along with a drop of walnut oil.
  • In addition to the large number of uniquely Australian idioms in common use, there are instances of idioms taking differing forms in the various Anglophone nations, for example (Australian usage in bold): Home away from home, take with a grain of salt and wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole (which in British English take the respective forms "home from home", "take with a pinch of salt" and "wouldn't touch with a barge pole"), or a drop in the ocean and touch wood (which in American English take the forms "a drop in the bucket" and "knock on wood").
  • uses butter instead of cream, adds a small pinch of salt, and requires the pudding mixture to stand for an hour or so prior to being cooked.
  • Uunijuusto is a Finnish dish made from cow's colostrum, the first milk of a calved cow, by adding a pinch of salt (some 0.5 grams per a litre of milk) and by baking the milk in an oven (30 minutes in 150 degrees Celsius, and for a few moments in 250 degrees to slightly brown it on top).
  • A pinch of salt made by Gandhi himself sold for 1,600 rupees (equivalent to $750 at the time).

  • When prepared, the drumsticks are usually garnished with mint leaves and served with laccha (finely sliced half moons, with a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of salt) onions.
  • Lettuce is the most common and preferred vegetable of all, prepared by boiling it with ginger, coriander and green chillies and pinch of salt.
  • In the Middle Ages, a pinch of salt was placed on the tongues of those being baptized, perhaps to symbolize their preservation from evil.
  • The resulting drink is generally served cold, with lime juice, a pinch of salt and a scoop of shaved ice or lime sorbet.
  • Rhiannon takes it all with a pinch of salt. Never mind at least she has triumphed.

  • Many mushroom enthusiasts just like chanterelles sauteed in butter, with a pinch of salt, a clove of fresh crushed garlic, and some whipping cream.
  • The meaning of his pronouncements in interviews is not always obvious; his description of the Taliban leader Mullah Omar (and by implication the Taliban itself) as "camp" should perhaps be taken with a pinch of salt: in this case moral values take second place after media aesthetics.
  • However, the audience should "take with a pinch of salt" the seemingly modest self-denunciation and claims of inadequacy put forth by the speaker; due to the fact that they are simply a means by which the speaker emphasizes his affection for the subject.
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