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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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Adj.	1.	salty - engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language" piquant 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"

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:

blue, earthy, off-color, provocative, racy, risqué, scabrous, spicy, suggestive.

Translations

مالِحمـُمَلِّح

slaný

salt

salzig

αλμυρός

salado salobre

suolainenrasvainen

salé saumâtre

नमकीन

slan

asin

saltur

salato

塩気のある

짠

солёный бывалый соленый

slan

salt

ซึ่งมีรสเค็ม

tuzlu

mặn

咸的多盐的

salty

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

salty

[ˈsɔːlti] adj → salé(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

salty

adj (+er)

→ salzig; salty water → Salzwasser nt

(dated fig) language → gesalzen; story → scharf, gesalzen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

salty

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

salt

(soːlt) noun

1. (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning. The soup needs more salt.

2. any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.

3. a sailor, especially an experienced one. an old salt.

adjective

containing, tasting of, preserved in salt. salt water; salt pork.

verb

to put salt on or in. Have you salted the potatoes?

ˈsalted adjective

(negative unsalted) containing or preserved with salt. salted butter; salted beef.

ˈsaltness noun

ˈsalty adjective

containing or tasting of salt. Tears are salty water.

ˈsaltiness noun

bath salts

a usually perfumed mixture of certain salts added to bath water.

the salt of the earth

a very good or worthy person. People like her are the salt of the earth.

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.

salty

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

salty

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

The food is too salty → Jídlo je přesolené → Maden er for salt → Das Essen ist zu salzig → Ruoka on liian suolaista → Les plats sont trop salés → Jelo je preslano → Il cibo è troppo salato → 음식이 너무 짜요 → Het eten is te zout → Maten er for salt → To jedzenie jest przesolone → A comida está salgada demais → Еда пересолена → Maten är för salt → Yemek çok tuzlu → Thức ăn mặn quá → 菜太咸

salty

adj salado

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