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sieve  (sv)

n.

A utensil of wire mesh or closely perforated metal, used for straining, sifting, ricing, or puréeing.

v. sieved, siev·ing, sieves

v.tr.

To pass through a sieve.

v.intr.

To use a sieve; sift.

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[Middle English sive, from Old English sife.]

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sieve [sɪv]

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a device for separating lumps from powdered material, straining liquids, grading particles, etc., consisting of a container with a mesh or perforated bottom through which the material is shaken or poured

2. Rare a person who gossips and spreads secrets

memory or head like a sieve a very poor memory

vb

1. to pass or cause to pass through a sieve

2. (tr; often foll by out) to separate or remove (lumps, materials, etc.) by use of a sieve

[Old English sife; related to Old Norse sef reed with hollow stalk, Old High German sib sieve, Dutch zeef]

sievelike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sieve - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles screen riddle - a coarse sieve (as for gravel) sifter - a household sieve (as for flour) strainer - a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
Verb	1.	sieve - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" screen out, sort, screen choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
	2.	sieve - check and sort carefully; "sift the information" sift analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
	3.	sieve - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" sift, strain separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" rice - sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes" resift - sift anew riddle, screen - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff winnow, fan - separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" pick over, sieve out - separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection"
	4.	sieve - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" sift choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

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sieve

noun

strainer, sifter, colander, screen, riddle, tammy cloth Press the raspberries through a fine sieve to form a puree.

verb

sift, part, filter, strain, separate, pan, bolt, riddle Sieve the icing sugar into the bowl.

Translations

sieve [sɪv]

A. N (for liquids) → colador m; (for solids) → criba f, tamiz m

B. VT [+ liquid] → colar; [+ flour, soil] → cribar, tamizar

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sieve [ˈsɪv]

n (for sifting, draining) → tamis m, passoire f

vt → tamiser, passer (au tamis)

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sieve

n → Sieb nt; to have a memory or brain like a sieve (inf) → ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb haben (inf)

vt = sift VT a

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sieve [sɪv]

1. n (for flour) → setaccio; (for coal, soil) → crivello
to have a memory like a sieve (fam) → avere una memoria che fa acqua, essere smemorato/a

2. vt (soil, flour) → setacciare, passare al setaccio; (coal) → passare al crivello

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sieve [sɪv]

1. n (for flour) → setaccio; (for coal, soil) → crivello
to have a memory like a sieve (fam) → avere una memoria che fa acqua, essere smemorato/a

2. vt (soil, flour) → setacciare, passare al setaccio; (coal) → passare al crivello

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sieve

n sieve [siv]

a container with a bottom full of very small holes, used to separate liquids from solids or small, fine pieces from larger ones etc He poured the soup through a sieve to remove all the lumps. sif مُنْخُل решето síto, cedník si das Sieb σουρωτήρι, κόσκινο colador, tamiz, criba sõel غربال siivilä tamis, crible מַסנֶנֶת छलनी sito, rešeto szita tapisan sigti setaccio ふるい 체 rėtis, sietas siets penapis zeef dørslag, sil sito passador sită; strecurătoare сито sit(k)o cedilo, sito cediljka såll, sikt ตะแกรง süzgeç, elek 細篩，濾網 решето, сито چھنی cái giần, cái sàng （细）筛，滤网

v

to pass (something) through a sieve. sif يُنَخِّل، يُغَرْبِل пресявам prosít, cedit si sieben σουρώνω, κοσκινίζω colar, tamizar sõeluma غربال كردن siivilöidä tamiser, passer au crible לְסַנֵן छानना prosijati (meg)szitál; átpaszíroz menapis sigta setacciare ふるいにかける 체로 치다 sijoti sijāt menapis zeven sikte, sile przesiewać, przecedzać passar a cerne просеивать preosiať, (pre)cediť cediti cediti sålla, sikta กรอง süzmek, elemek 濾出、篩出 просівати چھنی سے گزرنا giần, sàng 滤、筛

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sieve → منخُل síto si Sieb κόσκινο colador, tamiz siivilä tamis sito setaccio ふるい 체 zeef sil sito peneira сито sil ที่กรอง elek cái rây 筛子