English-German translation for "colander"

"colander" German translation

colander
[ˈkʌləndə(r); ˈk(ɒ)l-]noun | Substantiv s

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Sieb, Seiher, Durchschlag
  • Siebneuter | Neutrum n
    colander
    Seihermasculine | Maskulinum m
    colander
    Durchschlagmasculine | Maskulinum m
    colander
    colander
colander
[ˈkʌləndə(r); ˈk(ɒ)l-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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durchseihen, durchsieben
In Wirklichkeit ist es aber so, dass der Rechnungsabschluss etwa so wasserdicht ist wie ein Sieb.
The reality is that that the accounts will still be about as watertight as a colander.
Source: Europarl
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