"fin comme du gros sel" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /fɛ̃ kɔm dy ɡʁo sɛl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-fin comme du gros sel.wav Forms: fine comme du gros sel [feminine], fins commes du gros sel [masculine, plural], fines commes du gros sel [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Literally, “fine as coarse salt”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|fine as coarse salt}} “fine as coarse salt”, {{lit|fine as coarse salt}} Literally, “fine as coarse salt” Head templates: {{fr-adj}} fin comme du gros sel (feminine fine comme du gros sel, masculine plural fins commes du gros sel, feminine plural fines commes du gros sel)
  1. (simile) unsubtle, subtle as a sledgehammer
    Sense id: en-fin_comme_du_gros_sel-fr-adj-8CJo4Ub4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes

Inflected forms

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