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Küchensieb

kitchen sieve

noun KUEKH-en-zeep Rare
Home & Lifestyle Utensils

Also means

colander

Usage Note

Küchensieb is a mesh or perforated bowl used for draining liquids or sifting dry ingredients. Plural Küchensiebe. Large colanders for pasta are often called Nudelsieb; fine-mesh versions for flour are called Mehlsieb.

Examples

"Die Nudeln werden im Küchensieb abgegossen."

Natural Translation

The pasta is drained in the kitchen sieve.

Literal Translation

The noodles are poured off in the kitchen-sieve.

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