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fin comme du gros sel

French, adjective/fɛ̃ kɔm dy ɡʁo sɛl/

fin comme du gros sel is a French adjective meaning “unsubtle, subtle as a sledgehammer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pas très subtil”.

What does fin comme du gros sel mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    unsubtle, subtle as a sledgehammer

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Pas très subtil.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of fin comme du gros sel

  • fine comme du gros sel feminine
  • fins commes du gros sel masculine plural
  • fines commes du gros sel feminine plural
  • fins comme du gros sel plural masculine
  • fines comme du gros sel plural feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fin comme du gros sel?

  • /fɛ̃ kɔm dy ɡʁo sɛl/
  • \fɛ̃ kɔm dy ɡʁo sɛl\
  • [fɛ̃ kɔm dy ɡʁo sɛl]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.