Polyglot Dictionary

sieve

/sɪv/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
sieves

Meaning

  1. colador, tamiz

    • Strain the sauce through a sieve.

      Cuela la salsa con un colador.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

strainer

Near-total synonyms; sieve often implies a fine mesh for sifting dry ingredients, strainer for draining liquids — but usage overlaps heavily.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa sieve?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Strain the sauce through a ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a sieve?

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