1 noun COOKcriathar masc1 c m usíothlán masc1 c m urilleán masc1 c m uwire sievecriathar sreinge2 verb TRANSITIVEcriathraigh verb c m usíothlaigh verb c m urill verb c m uto sieve flour into a bowlplúr a chriathrú isteach i mbabhla
phrases
to have a mind like a sieve
(also
to have a head like a sieve
)I have a mind like a sieve this weathertá mé iontach dearmadach ar an aimsir seo
to leak like a sieve
1 be porousbheith chomh pollta le grátabheith ag ligean isteach go leor uiscethe old boat was leaking like a sievebhí an seanbhád ina criatharthe roof is leaking like a sievetá an díon ina chriathar, tá drochbhraon anuas orainn2 be insecure, vulnerablethe home team were leaking like a sievebhí an fhoireann bhaile ag ligean uisce isteachthe press-office leaked like a sieveníorbh fhéidir leis an bpreasoifig aon ní a choinneáil faoi rún
phrasal verbs
sieve through
(v + prep) TRANSITIVEcíor verb c m uscag verb c m uto sieve through the evidencean fhianaise a chíoradh, an fhianaise a scagadh
