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sieve

sieve(
sihv
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el tamiz
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I can't find the sieve to sift the sugar, and I need to start baking soon.No encuentro el tamiz para cerner el azúcar y ya necesito empezar a hornear.
b. el cedazo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Sam had brought a sieve and a little trowel for building sandcastles at the beach.Sam había traído un cedazo y un palita para construir castillos de arena en la playa.
c. el colador
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
(liquids)
You'll want to use a fine sieve so that the lentils don't slip through while you're washing them.Querrás usar un colador fino para que no se cuelen las lentejas cuando las laves.
d. la criba
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
(solids)
The soil passes through this industrial sieve to give it a nice, even consistency.La tierra pasa por esta criba industrial para darle una consistencia buena y uniforme.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
2. (to strain)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. tamizar
The pastry chef sieved the powder sugar to make it extra fine.El pastelero tamizó el azúcar glas para que quedara extra fina.
b. colar (liquids)
Wash and sieve the quinoa before cooking.Lava y cuela la quinoa antes de cocinar.
c. cribar (solids)
The men sieved the silt from the riverbed in search of gold.Los hombres cribaron el sedimento del lecho del río en busca de oro.
d. cerner (solids)
The landscapers sieved the dirt from the rocks for the garden path.Los paisajistas cernieron la tierra de las rocas para el caminito del jardín.
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