soolama

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *soolat'ak, equivalent to sool +‎ -ma. Cognate with Finnish suolata.

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soolama (da-infinitive soolata)

  1. (transitive) to salt
    1. To conserve something with sodium chloride.
      Kalamarja ostab Indrek hulgimüügist, lõhe ja forelli soolab ise.
      Indrek buys the caviar from a wholesale, he salts the salmon and the trout himself.
      Synonym: sisse soolama
    2. To sprinkle a mixture of salt and sand on roads in order to melt ice.
      Puhastajad asusid teid soolama pühapäeva õhtul.
      The workers started to sprinkle the roads with salt on Sunday evening.
      Synonym: soolatama
    3. (figurative) To spice up a story, include colorful (but not offensive) language.
      Natuke irooniat, mis soolatud tõeteradega.
      A little bit of irony spiced up with truth.

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