salting
Present participle of salt.

salt

salt
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le sel
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Let's add a little salt to this caramel sauce.Ajoutons un peu de sel à cette sauce caramel.
a. le sel
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
This salt is highly soluble in water but only slightly soluble in ethanol.Ce sel est très soluble dans l'eau, mais peu soluble dans l'éthanol.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(sailor)
a. le loup de mer
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
After 50 years of fishing, the old salt finally retired.Après 50 ans passés à pêcher, le vieux loup de mer a enfin pris sa retraite.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. saler
Don't salt the food too much.Ne salez pas trop la nourriture.
a. saler
The plant workers salt thousands of pounds of herring a day.Les employés de l’usine salent des milliers de livres de hareng par jour.
a. saler
The city didn't salt the streets, and now they're all covered in ice.La ville n'a pas salé les rues, et maintenant elles sont toutes recouvertes de verglas.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. salé
How do you calculate the pH of a salt solution?Comment calcule-t-on le pH d'une solution salée ?
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