salt1,Is.1aCu: Salann m; Ch: clóiríd sóidiaim. Rock salt, salann mianaigh. Kitchen salt, salann garbh. Table salt, salann mín. Meat in salt, feoil ar salann. To eat salt with s.o., bia a ithe i gcuideachta duine. To eat s.o.'s salt, (i) aíocht a fháil ó dhuine; (ii) maireachtáil ar chostas duine. F: I took it with a pinch of salt, níor shlog mé gan chogaint é. He is not worth his salt, ní fiú a chuid é. B: Ye are the salt of the earth, sibhse salann na talún. Attic salt, caint bhearrtha cháiréiseach. bA: =SALT-CELLAR. To sit at table above, below, the salt, suí ag ceann uachtarach, íochtarach, an bhoird. cF: Old salt, seanmhairnéalach m. 2aCh: Metallic salt, salann miotalach. Spirit(s) of salts, aigéad m hiodraclórach. bSalt(s) of lemon, salann líomóide. Rochelle salt(s), sóidiam m potaisiam tartráite. S.a. EPSOM. IIa.Goirt, saillte. 1aSalt water, sáile m. Salt provisions, earraí saillte. She wept salt tears, ghoil sí go géar goirt. b(Of food) Too salt, róghoirt. 2Salt plant, planda mara. 3(Carraigeacha, etc.) salainn.
salt2, v.tr.1aSaillim (iasc, feoil), cuirim (iasc, feoil) ar salann. bCuirim, croithim, salann ar (bhia). 2Vet: Cruaim (capall). F: An old salted veteran, seanmhadra clóite. 3Déanaim cúbláil, caimiléireacht, ar (chuntais); ardaím ar (luach); cuirim miotal i (mianach).