peneira — meaning in English

English meaning

• sieve noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
• strainer noun A tool, such as a screen or cloth, used to separate solid bits from a liquid.

Senses

peneira is used for these senses in English:

• sieve A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

sieve — full definition

1. noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
2. noun Something, or someone, that lets too much through — a poor filter, especially for secrets or memory.
3. verb To pass something through a sieve; to sift or strain.

strainer — full definition

1. noun A tool, such as a screen or cloth, used to separate solid bits from a liquid.
2. noun A screen with holes, usually fitted on a pump's suction pipe, that keeps solid matter out of a flow of liquid.
3. noun Rubbish in water that stops solid objects from passing through.
4. noun A person who strains something.

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