French Conversation · Level 8
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French word
salé
Pronunciation
IPA/sale/
Meaning
- adjectivesalty
Example
Ce fromage est salé.
This cheese is salty.
More examples
Le bouillon est un peu salé.
The broth is a little salty.
Core concept
A dish with salt added, making its flavor noticeably sharper and more seasoned.
Common phrases
fromage salé
salty cheese
goût salé
salty taste
Similar words
sucré: Tasting distinctly sweet.
épicé: Giving a noticeable spicy sensation.
amer: Tasting strongly bitter.
fade: Tasting bland and lacking flavor.
Definition in French
Qui contient ou a été assaisonné de sel.
Word origin
The adjective salé comes from the past participle of saler, formed from French sal, which derives from Latin sal.
Usage tips
- In food descriptions, peu salé and trop salé specify the salt level, while salé can also mean expensive in informal price descriptions.
Other meanings
- saltedadjective
- expensiveadjective
Opposites
- sucrésweetadjective
Related words
- salersaltverb
- salinsalineadjective