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Jan 27, 2015 06:42
9 yrs ago
English term

salt to the air

Non-PRO English to Japanese Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
イディオムではないかと思うのですが、日本語訳がわかりません。
コンテキスト：I was surprised as this is a salt to the air farmer
Proposed translations (Japanese)
4 +3 salt of the earth

Discussion

Reza_Daffi Jan 28, 2015:
Yes, I think it has a positive meaning. Something like: the farmer takes a long pause and choked up a bit before answering, despite his being very good.
Port City Jan 27, 2015:
Do you think the term has a positive meaning? "Salt of the earth" has a good meaning, but "salt in the air" seems to be useless. If you think it has a negative meaning, the term may be similar to "casting pearls before swine".

Proposed translations

+3
9 hrs
Selected

salt of the earth

Hi, it seems I'm doing the same translation project and I think the source text is incorrect. I think what the speaker actually says is "salt of the earth". I hope this help.
Reference:

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/salt+of+the+earth

Peer comment(s):
agree David Gibney
9 hrs
agree Nina Krivtsova : Looks like I'm working on the same project. The client sent an update where "salt to the air" is replaced with "salt of the Earth" (sic).
20 hrs
agree Yasutomo Kanazawa
2 days 17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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