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sal(

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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (culinary)

a. salt

Esta comida está sosa. Le falta sal.This food is bland. It needs salt.

2. (wit)

a. charm

Todos aprecian la sal que tiene mi novio.Everyone appreciates my boyfriend's charm.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Es un tipo con mucha sal. A todo el mundo le cae bien.He's a really charming guy. Everyone likes him.

¡Qué sal tiene para bailar el tango, mano!She's an unbelievable tango dancer, man!

sal

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (culin & quím)

a. salt

sal común o de cocinacooking salt

sal gemarock salt

sal gordacoarse salt

sal marinasea salt

sal de mesatable salt

2. (gracia)

a. wit

es la sal de la vidait's one of the little things that makes life worth living

3. (garbo)

a. charm

4. (desgracia)

a. misfortune, bad luck

echar la sal a alguiento put a jinx on somebody

5. (para reanimar)

a. smelling salts

6. (para baño)

sales (de baño)bath salts

sal

1 (Culin) (Química) salt

sal amoníaca sal ammoniac

sal común kitchen salt; cooking salt

sal de cocina kitchen salt; cooking salt

sal de eno (Centroamérica) fruit salts; liver salts

sal de fruta(s) fruit salts

sal de la Higuera Epsom salts

sal de mesa table salt

sal gema rock salt

sales aromáticas smelling salts

sales de baño bath salts

sales minerales mineral salts

sal gorda kitchen salt; cooking salt

sal volátil sal volatile

2 [de persona] (gracia) wit; (encanto) charm

tiene mucha sal he's very amusing

3 (Latinoamérica) (mala suerte) misfortune; piece of bad luck

sal

salir

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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sal y pimienta	salt and pepper
sal al gusto	salt to taste
sal temprano para no encontrar	leave early so you don't encounter
es comida rápida; se sirven con hamburguesas y se les pone sal	it's fast food; they're served with hamburgers and salt is put on them
con sal	with salt
sal a comprarme una botella de agua mineral	go and buy me a bottle of mineral water
Isabel nos llevó la sal y la pimienta a la mesa	Isabel brought salt and pepper to our table
de qué color es la sal	what color is salt
sal de aquí	get out of here
Si del cielo te caen limones, pide tequila y sal.	If lemons are falling from the sky, ask for tequila and salt.
una pizca de sal	a pinch of salt
sal de la casa	get out of the house
la sal y la pimienta	salt and pepper
sal ahora	go out now
se les pone sal	you put salt on them
Isabel nos trajo la sal y la pimienta a la mesa	Isabel brought salt and pepper to our table
mantequilla sin sal	unsalted butter
sal de la cama	get out of bed
sin sal	without salt
el pan de maíz sin sal	the corn bread without salt