Sieve in spanish
pronunciation: tɑmiθ part of speech: noun
sieve1 = criba, tamiz, colador, cernidor, cedazo.
Example: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.more:
» have + a head like a sieve = tener memoria de mosquito, tener memoria de pez, tener muy mala memoria.
Example: I'm pleased the tablets are all marked with the days of the week as I have a head like a sieve when it comes to taking pills.» have + a memory like a sieve = tener memoria de mosquito, tener memoria de pez, tener muy mala memoria.
Example: I usually have a memory like an elephant, yet when it comes to supermarket shopping, it seems I have a memory like a sieve.» Posesivo + head + be + like a sieve = tener memoria de mosquito, tener memoria de pez, tener muy mala memoria.
Example: Your mother has always been absent-minded but these days her head is like a sieve.» leak like + a sieve = tener más agujeros que un colador, perder por los cuatro costados.
Example: It seems to me that it won't take long for this new pond to develop some cracks which will make it leak like a sieve.» Posesivo + memory + be + like a sieve = tener memoria de mosquito, tener memoria de pez, tener muy mala memoria.
Example: Sometimes she surprises us with the things she remembers, but sometimes her memory is like a sieve.» wire sieve = malla. [En la fabricación de papel, estructura de hilos finos de metal entrecuzados con objeto de al depositar sobre ella la pasta de papel ésta pierda el agua que contiene]
Example: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.sieve2 = cernir, cerner, cribar, tamizar.
Example: Finally, after sieving five square metres of topsoil, we began digging, hoping to find further flint and pottery or organic matter.