"To take something with a pinch of Salt" is a common english Ausdruck we use.
And Deutsch expresses it in more ways than one!
1) Nimm's nicht ganz so wörtlich!
Seems quite umgangsprachlich. guess mataji would have marked this with red if we used it in our Leserbriefs :'')
2)auf Skepsis stoßen
to meet something with skepticism, to be skeptical about sth, to take sth with a pinch of salt
3)etw nicht für bare Münze nehmen
Although "nicht" is used here, the translation doesn't contain negation. it simply means taking something with a pinch of salt. ähnlicherweise, "etw für bare Münze nehmen" means to buy a lie or to take something on face value
Please share interessantes Deutsch if you guys come across any :)
And Deutsch expresses it in more ways than one!
1) Nimm's nicht ganz so wörtlich!
Seems quite umgangsprachlich. guess mataji would have marked this with red if we used it in our Leserbriefs :'')
2)auf Skepsis stoßen
to meet something with skepticism, to be skeptical about sth, to take sth with a pinch of salt
3)etw nicht für bare Münze nehmen
Although "nicht" is used here, the translation doesn't contain negation. it simply means taking something with a pinch of salt. ähnlicherweise, "etw für bare Münze nehmen" means to buy a lie or to take something on face value
Please share interessantes Deutsch if you guys come across any :)
