Usage examples of "mine de sel" in French with translation to English

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Tom et Marie travaillaient dans une mine de charbon lorsqu'ils étaient enfants. Tom and Mary worked in a coal mine as children.
Elle lui a conseillé de ne pas utiliser trop de sel. She advised him not to use too much salt.
Je ferai mine de coopérer. I'll play along.
Elle lui recommanda de ne pas employer trop de sel mais il refusa de l'écouter. She advised him not to use too much salt, but he wouldn't listen to her.
Mon dictionnaire d'allemand est une mine de mots étranges et enchanteurs. My German dictionary is a treasure trove of strange and enchanting words.
Ajoutons-nous un peu plus de sel ? Shall we add a bit more salt?
Il a fait mine de me parler mais n'a rien dit. He made as if to speak to me but said nothing.
Ajoute plus de sel dans la soupe. Put more salt in the soup.
Il manque encore un peu de sel à cette soupe. This soup wants a bit of salt.
Il n'y a pas de sel. There's no salt.
Elle lui a recommandé de ne pas employer trop de sel mais il a refusé de l'écouter. She advised him not to use too much salt, but he wouldn't listen to her.
Il n'y a plus de sel. There is no salt left.
Cette soupe a besoin de davantage de sel. This soup needs more salt.
Elle lui conseilla de ne pas utiliser trop de sel. She advised him not to use too much salt.
Crois-tu qu'un peu de sel améliorera la saveur ? Do you think a little salt would improve the flavor?
L'usage excessif de sel devrait être un tabou. The excessive use of salt should be taboo.
Ne mets pas trop de sel. Don't add too much salt.
Je mettrai un peu de sel sur la viande. I'll put some salt on the meat.
J'ai eu par elle un morceau de mine pour mon porte-mine. I got a piece of lead for my mechanical pencil from her.
Mets du sel sur ta viande. Put some salt on your meat.
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