salting

UK
/ˈsɔːltɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɔltɪŋ/

Translations

saltingnoun
saltings
pl
prés salésemploi surtout au pluriel
Wading birds feed on the saltings along the estuary.
Les oiseaux de rivage se nourrissent dans les prés salés le long de l’estuaire.
salagepour faire fondre la glace ou la neige sur les routes
The city workers were busy with the salting of the roads to prevent accidents during the snowstorm.
Les ouvriers municipaux étaient occupés au salage des routes pour éviter des accidents pendant la tempête de neige.
salagepour la conservation ou l’assaisonnement
The salting of the meat was necessary to ensure it would last through the winter.
Le salage de la viande était nécessaire pour qu’elle se conserve jusqu’à l’hiver.
Additional translations
salageau sens minier, pour gonfler frauduleusement la valeur apparente d’une mine
saltinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsɔːltɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɔltɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe substances, solutions, or processes that involve or apply salt.
salécontenant du sel ou servant à l’assaisonnement / à la conservation
The pickles were immersed in a salting solution for several days.
Les cornichons ont été plongés dans une solution salée pendant plusieurs jours.
saltverb

salting

Gerund

salted
Past Simple
salted
Past Participle
salting
Gerund
UK
/sɔːlt/
US
/sɔlt/
She salted the soup to bring out its flavors.
Elle a salé la soupe pour en faire ressortir les saveurs.
salerSens concret, sur une chaussée ou une surface.
The city workers salted the roads to prevent accidents during the snowstorm.
Les employés municipaux ont salé les routes pour éviter des accidents pendant la tempête de neige.
Additional translations
pimenterAu sens figuré.

Definitions

saltingnoun
The act or process of applying salt to something, especially to preserve it or enhance its flavor.
The salting of the meat was necessary to ensure it would last through the winter.
A method of fraudulently increasing the apparent value of a mine by placing rich ore in it.
The investors were deceived by the salting of the mine, believing it to be more valuable than it actually was.
The act of spreading salt on roads or pathways to melt ice or snow.
The city workers were busy with the salting of the roads to prevent accidents during the snowstorm.
Coastal marsh land that is regularly flooded by the tide and encrusted with salt; a salt marsh (usually in plural).
Wading birds feed on the saltings along the estuary.
saltinggerund / present participle
Involving or containing salt, especially for preserving or flavouring.
The pickles were immersed in a salting solution for several days.
saltverb
To add salt to food to enhance its flavor or preserve it.
She salted the soup to bring out its flavors.
To spread salt on a surface, such as a road or sidewalk, to melt ice or snow.
The city workers salted the roads to prevent accidents during the snowstorm.
To sprinkle or scatter something, often metaphorically, to add interest or variety.
He salted his speech with humorous anecdotes to keep the audience engaged.