Meaning

1 senses
  1. A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

    Sieb, Küchensieb, Abtropfsieb

    дуршла́гduršlág

    друшля́кdrušlják

    bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

Examples

12 sentences
  1. I have to buy a new colander.

    Мені треба купити новий друшляк.

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  2. Drain the pasta into the colander.

    ruОткиньте макароны на дуршлаг.

    deDie Nudeln im Sieb abtropfen lassen.

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  3. Let it drain in a colander.

    deLass es in einem Sieb abtropfen.

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  4. Boil the peas and then drain them in a colander.

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  5. After boiling the pasta, you should drain it in a colander.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta:
Русский
By meaning 1
a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta:

Origin

From Middle English colyndore, coloundour, colonur, variants of Middle English culdor, cul

From Middle English colyndore, coloundour, colonur, variants of Middle English culdor, culdore, culatre, ultimately from Latin cōlātōrium, from Latin cōlum. Cognates include Italian colino and Spanish colador.

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Forms

plural: colanders

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods:cullender

Word family

3 related words

See also

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