salt (EN)
sostantivo, aggettivo, verbo

sostantivo “salt”

sg. salt, pl. salts or uncountable
  1. sale
    She sprinkled salt on her fries to make them taste better.
  2. sale (chimico)
    Table salt is a common example of a salt formed when hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide.
  3. (in crittografia) dati aggiuntivi inseriti in un messaggio prima che venga crittografato per renderlo più difficile da decifrare
    Before storing passwords, the system adds a unique salt to each one to enhance security.
  4. gergo di internet per mostrare frustrazione, rabbia o dibattito intenso
    The comment section was full of salt after the game update nerfed everyone's favorite character.
  5. (figurativamente) la necessità di vedere qualcosa con dubbio e buon senso
    When reading online reviews, it's wise to take them with a pinch of salt.

aggettivo “salt”

salt, non-gradable
  1. (di acqua) salino, contenente sale
    The fish in the lake couldn't survive because it had turned into salt water.
  2. (conservato con il sale)
    The fisherman prepared salt fish to last through the winter.
  3. (campi, terreni, ecc.) coperti da acqua di mare
    The salt fields near the coast are often covered with seawater during high tide.

verbo “salt”

salt; he salts; past salted, part. salted; ger. salting
  1. salare
    She carefully salted the popcorn before serving it.
  2. usare il sale per conservare il cibo e impedirne il deterioramento
    They salted the meat to keep it from spoiling.
  3. aggiungere qualcosa in piccole quantità in tutto il resto
    She salted her speech with humorous anecdotes to keep the audience engaged.
  4. aggiungere dati extra a un messaggio prima di crittografarlo per rendere la decodifica più difficile
    Before storing the passwords, the system salts them to enhance security against hackers.