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Meaning of "salt of the earth" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SALT OF THE EARTH

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALT OF THE EARTH

salt beef
salt cake
salt cellar
salt cod
salt dome
salt flat
salt lake
Salt Lake City
salt lick
salt marsh
salt mine
SALT negotiations
salt out
salt pan
salt plug
salt pork
salt shaker
salt spoon
salt tax
salt water

WORDS THAT END LIKE SALT OF THE EARTH

alkaline earth
Barth
black earth
brown earth
come back to earth
cost the earth
dearth
diatomaceous earth
down-to-earth
earth
fuller´s earth
hearth
heavy earth
move heaven and earth
on earth
potter´s earth
rare earth
red earth
run to earth
underearth
unearth

Synonyms and antonyms of salt of the earth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «salt of the earth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SALT OF THE EARTH

Find out the translation of salt of the earth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of salt of the earth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «salt of the earth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地上的盐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sal de la tierra
570 millions of speakers

English

salt of the earth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पृथ्वी के नमक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملح الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соль земли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sal da terra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পৃথিবীর লবণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sel de la terre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Garam bumi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Salz der Erde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地の塩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세상의 소금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uyah saka bumi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

muối của đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூமியின் உப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पृथ्वीची मीठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toprak tuzu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sale della terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sól ziemi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сіль землі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sarea pământului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άλας της γης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sout van die aarde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

salt av jorden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

salt av jorden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of salt of the earth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALT OF THE EARTH»

The term «salt of the earth» is regularly used and occupies the 59.024 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SALT OF THE EARTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about salt of the earth

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2 QUOTES WITH «SALT OF THE EARTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word salt of the earth.
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Gene Simmons
People who are the salt of the earth get up and go to a job that they hate.
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Rebecca West
Nobody likes having salt rubbed into their wounds, even if it is the salt of the earth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALT OF THE EARTH»

Discover the use of salt of the earth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to salt of the earth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth is the true story of how one woman fought and triumphed over life-shattering violence and how she healed her family-and herself. "Jack Olsen's particular gift is his ability to illuminate the souls of his characters.
Jack Olsen, 1997
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Salt of the Earth: Screenplay
Critical commentary and background information accompany the screenplay of the 1954 film of persuasion about a Mexican-American labor strike in a New Mexico mine
Michael Wilson, 1978
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Salt of the Earth: The Story of a Film
Concerns the struggle of Biberman (one of the Hollywood Ten) to produce and distribute the film against blacklisting and boycott within the film industry.
Herbert J. Biberman, 1965
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The Suppression of Salt of the Earth: How Hollywood, Big .
Lorence has interviewed participants in the strike and film such as Clinton Jencks and Paul Jarrico and has consulted private and public archives to reconstruct the story of this extraordinary documentary and the coordinated efforts to ...
James J. Lorence, 1999
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Salt of the Earth: The Political Origins of Peasant Protes
This book will stimulate debates on the genesis of popular mobilization and the growth of insurgency for decades to come.
Ralph Thaxton, 1997
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Salt of the Earth
This, the third of the novels in the series The Land of the Living, which began with "Flesh and Blood" and "The Best of Friends," follows the career of the central character, Amy Parry, who is now a county school teacher in a small coastal ...
Emyr Humphreys, 1999
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Salt of the Earth
After the Sun is prematurely converted into a red giant as the result of an energy experiment gone awry, mankind is forced to flee the inner planets in hopes of finding refuge through the research of strange organisms living beneath the ...
Christopher Flowers, 2011
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Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court: The Sto
Drawing on over 160 interviews, John M. Ferren provides a valuable analysis of Rutledge's life and judicial decision-making.
John M. Ferren, 2004
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The Salt of the Earth: Natural Philosophy, Medicine, and ...
Consisting of a series of case studies, this book is devoted to the concept and uses of salt in early modern science, which have played a crucial role in the evolution of matter theory from Aristotelian concepts of the elements to Newtonian ...
Anna Marie Eleanor Roos, 2007
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Salt of the Earth
Spanning twenty years, this is at once a family saga and a story of the indomitable working class spirit; it is also the story of a beautiful women who is determinated to rise about her origins and lead a better life.
Sally Spencer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALT OF THE EARTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term salt of the earth is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Salt of the Earth review – Wim Wenders's thoughtful portrait of …
The Salt of the Earth review – Wim Wenders's thoughtful portrait of ... (above right) looking through some of his work with Wim Wenders in The Salt of the Earth. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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The Salt of the Earth review – colourful portrait of visionary …
Wenders says that compassion fuels Salgado's vision, humanity being the “salt of the earth”. I suspect there is also that Greeneian splinter of ice in his artist's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Garfield's Salt of the Earth to close its doors in August
In this 2010 file photo, Salt of the Earth chef Kevin Sousa and his team of line cooks prepare for the evening at the Garfield restaurant. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
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'Salt of the Earth' a gripping documentary about an important …
Sebastiâo Salgado is considered one of the most important photographers of our time, and in “The Salt of the Earth,” it's easy to see why. From the get-go, this ... «mySanAntonio.com, May 15»
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Review: The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth is a documentary about photographer Sebastiao Salgado made by Wim Wenders (whose other documentaries include Buena Vista Social ... «NUVO Newsweekly, May 15»
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'Salt of the Earth' a well-seasoned documentary
One of Sebastião Salgado's images from Sony Classics' "The Salt of the Earth." | Sebastião ... If it still did, “The Salt of the Earth” would be worthy of both. «Charlotte Observer, Apr 15»
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Box-Office Alternatives: Salt of the Earth
Wim Wenders' captivating documentary The Salt of the Earth (2014) opens Friday in Austin after numerous festival screenings and heaps of critical praise. «Slackerwood, Apr 15»
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'The Salt of the Earth' review: Brazilian photographer meets German …
"The Salt of the Earth" opens with Sebastiao Salgado's famous photographs of the Serra Pelada open pit gold mine in Brazil. Thousands of workers line the ... «OregonLive.com, Apr 15»
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Wim Wenders' 'The Salt of the Earth' chronicles Sebastião Salgado's …
The Salt of the Earth Directed by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado. Rated PG-13. Opens Friday. The work of Brazilian photographer Sebastião ... «Las Vegas Weekly, Apr 15»
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'The Salt of the Earth' captures images of beauty, brutality
A movie review of “The Salt of the Earth”: Wim Wenders co-directed this Oscar-nominated tribute to the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. Rating: 3 ... «The Seattle Times, Apr 15»

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