Sel (en. Salt)

/sɛl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Mineral used to enhance the flavor of foods.

Add a little salt to the soup to improve its taste.

Ajoute un peu de sel à la soupe pour en améliorer le goût.

Chemical substance composed of sodium and chloride.

Table salt is the most common.

Le sel de table est le plus courant.

Essential element in human nutrition.

The body needs salt to function properly.

Le corps a besoin de sel pour fonctionner correctement.

From the Latin 'sal', which means 'salt'.

to have salt

To be interesting, to have charm.

avoir du sel

to put salt on a wound

To aggravate a painful situation.

mettre du sel sur une plaie

salt and pepper

A mixture of bases, often used to refer to a classic combination.

sel et poivre

salting

Method of preservation with salt.

salaison

according to

Expression used to indicate an opinion or a quote.

selon

salty

Which contains salt, typical taste associated with salt.

salé

To be in the salt

After several failures in a row, he is really in the salt.

Après plusieurs échecs en série, il est vraiment dans le sel.

A salt

He was called salt for insisting too much on the drama.

Il s'est fait traiter de sel pour avoir trop insisté sur le drame.