salt up

salare

Mettere sale nel cibo per renderlo più saporito.

In inglese semplice: To add salt to food to improve its taste.

• Salt up the potatoes before serving.
• He salted up the stew at the table.
• I prefer to salt up my own food.

Sinonimi: salt, season with salt

Espressioni comuni: salt up something, salt something up

incrostarsi di sale

Ricoprirsi di uno strato duro di sale.

In inglese semplice: To become covered with a hard layer of salt.

• Our boots salted up on the winter roads.
• The boat fittings had salted up after weeks at sea.
• These surfaces salt up whenever seawater dries on them.

Sinonimi: become salt-encrusted

Espressioni comuni: salt up quickly, salt up completely

salinizzarsi

Diventare più salato, riferito al terreno o all’acqua, rendendo talvolta difficile coltivare.

In inglese semplice: For soil or water to become saltier, sometimes making it hard to grow crops.

• The soil is salting up.
• Poor drainage caused these fields to salt up.
• As the lake shrinks, its water salts up.

Sinonimi: become saline

Espressioni comuni: salt up gradually, salt up badly

spargere sale

Spargere sale su strade o sentieri prima che nevichi per ridurre la formazione di ghiaccio.

In inglese semplice: To put salt on roads or paths before snow falls, so ice is less likely to form.

• They salted up the roads overnight.
• We should salt up the path before the snow arrives.
• The council is salting up streets ahead of tonight’s freeze.

Sinonimi: salt, grit

Espressioni comuni: salt up roads, salt something up