oversalt
oversalt · oversalts · oversalted · oversalting
To add too much salt toTo add too much salt to (something)
» The chicken was oversalted and inedible.
Курица была пересолена и несъедобна.
Meaning
1 sensesTo add too much salt to (something)
Examples
3 sentencesThe chicken was oversalted and inedible.
ruКурица была пересолена и несъедобна.
It's better not to salt than to oversalt.
deBesser gar nicht salzen, als versalzen.
You oversalted the borscht again.
ruТы опять борщ пересолила.
deDu hast den Borschtsch wieder versalzen.
Origin
From over- + salt.From over- + salt.
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Forms
oversalts, oversalting, oversalted, oversalted| Base form | oversalt · to oversalt |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | oversalts |
| Present participle | oversalting |
| Past simple | oversalted |
| Past participle | oversalted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle