WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
grain of salt n (salt crystal)grano de sal nm + loc adj
 The sand was fine but not powdery, like grains of salt.
 La arena era fina pero no como polvo sino como granos de sal.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
take [sth] with a grain of salt (US),
take [sth] with a pinch of salt (UK) v expr		 figurative (be slightly skeptical)tomar con pinzas loc verb
 Steven's known to exaggerate: I'd take anything he says with a grain of salt.
 Steven es conocido por exagerar, yo tomaría con pinzas lo que diga.
  tomar con reservas loc verb
 Steven es conocido por exagerar, yo tomaría con reservas lo que diga.
  creer la mitad loc verb
 Steven es conocido por exagerar, yo creería la mitad de lo que diga.
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