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salt to the air

Japanese translation: salt of the earth

06:42 Jan 27, 2015
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: salt to the air
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
Naoko Ishiba
Japan
Local time: 02:46
Japanese translation:salt of the earth
Explanation:
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.
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Reza_Daffi
Indonesia
Local time: 00:46
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4 +3salt of the earth
Reza_Daffi


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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
salt of the earth


Explanation:
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
Reza_Daffi
Indonesia
Local time: 00:46
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian, Native in JavaneseJavanese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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