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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| salt n | (sodium chloride) (cloreto de sódio) | sal sm |
| | Common salt is a naturally-occurring compound of sodium. |
| salt n | (preservative) (preservativo) | sal sm |
| | Put salt on the meat to keep it from rotting. |
| salt n | (chemical compound) (composto químico) | sal sm |
| | There is no net charge, positive or negative, in a salt. |
| salt n | dated, figurative (wit, piquant element) (elemento picante) | sal sm |
| | Let's add some salt to this dry dialogue. |
| salt n | informal (sailor) | marujo sm |
| | The old salt had been sailing for over forty years. |
| salt n as adj | (cured with salt) (com sal) | curado adj |
| | I love salt fish, but my brother hates it. |
| salt n as adj | (containing salt) | salgado adj |
| | This fish lives only in salt water. |
| salt [sth]⇒ vtr | (cure) | curar vt |
| | | salmourar vt |
| | That producer salts the best hams around. |
| salt [sth] vtr | slang, figurative (introduce fraudulently) | adulterar, falsificar vt |
| | They salted the mine with gold nuggets to swindle potential investors. |
| salt [sth] vtr | (grit roads) | jogar sal vt + sm |
| | The truck is salting the roads in anticipation of snow tonight. |
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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| bath salts npl | (scented crystals) | sais de banho sm pl |
| 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. |
| grain of salt n | (salt crystal) | grão de sal sm + loc adj |
| | The sand was fine but not powdery, like grains of salt. |
| 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. |
| old salt n | slang (sailor) (gíria, marinheiro) | lobo do mar sm |
| | The old salt staggered from the inn back to his ship. |
| 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 and pepper,
salt-and-pepper adj | figurative (hair colour: grey and white) (cabelo) | grisalho adj |
| | She was about fifty and had salt and pepper hair. |
| salt and pepper shakers npl | (seasoning dispensers) | saleiro e pimenteiro sm |
| salt content n | (amount of salt in [sth]) (nutrição) | quantidade de sal sf + loc adj |
| salt flat n | (area of salty wetland) | salina sf |
| salt lake n | (area of salty wetland) | lago de água salgada sm + loc adj |
| | | lago salgado sm + adj |
| salt marsh n | (area of salty wetland) | pântano salgado sm + adj |
| | | mangue, manguezal sm |
| | Coastal Georgia has miles of lovely rivers, estuaries, and salt marsh. |
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 shaker,
saltshaker n | US (container that dispenses salt) | saleiro sm |
| | Be sure to put the salt shaker on the table if you're serving eggs. |
| salt water n | (water with high salt content) | água salgada sf + adj |
| | 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) | solução salina sf + adj |
| | My dentist recommended I gargle with salt water after my extraction. |
| salt-free adj | (containing no salt) | sem sal loc adj |
saltcellar (US),
salt cellar (UK) n | (shaker for table salt) (para servir o sal à mesa) | saleiro sm |
| | The table was empty except for the saltcellar and pepper mill. |
saltpan,
salt pan n | (geography: basin with salt deposits) | salar sm |
| 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. |
| 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. |
take [sth] with a grain of salt (US),
take [sth] with a pinch of salt (UK) v expr | figurative (be slightly skeptical) | não levar tão a sério expres v |
| | Steven's known to exaggerate: I'd take anything he says with a grain of salt. |
| | O Steven é famoso por exagerar: eu não levaria tão a sério tudo o que ele diz. |
| worth your salt expr | (good worker) | bom trabalhador adj + sm |