English A kitchen strainer (1). A sink strainer (2). Etymology From Middle English streynour strenyour strain -er
Pronunciation Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL . IPA (key ) : /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ Rhymes: -eɪnə(r) Noun strainer (plural strainers
A device through which a liquid is passed for purification , filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid .
Synonym: sile
A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline .
One who strains .
2008 General Surgery: Principles and International Practice , page 843 :An important factor with respect to recurrence [of rectal prolapse] is the fact that many of these patients are chronic strainers .
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Bikol Central: sernian
Catalan: colador (ca) m
Chinese:
Dutch: filter (nl) m or n vergiet (nl) n
Esperanto: kribrilo (eo)
Finnish: siivilä (fi)
French: filtre (fr) m
Georgian: თუშფალანგი ( tušpalangi )
German: Sieb (de) n Durchschlag (de) m
Icelandic: sigti n
Italian: colino (it) m colatoio m
Japanese: 濾過器 (ja) ( ろかき, rokaki ) , ストレーナー ( sutorēnā )
Latin: cōlum n
Mandarin: 濾器 ／ 滤器 (zh) ( lǜqì ) , 滤器 (zh) ( lǜqì ) , 過濾器 ／ 过滤器 (zh) ( guòlǜqì ) , 过滤器 (zh) ( guòlǜqì ) , 網濾 ／ 网滤 网滤 ( wǎnglǜ ) , 笊籬 ／ 笊篱 (zh) ( zhàoli )
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}Maori: tātari
Occitan: filtre m colador m mancha (oc) f
Persian: ماشوب ( māšub )
Polish: sito (pl) n cedzak m
Portuguese: peneira (pt) f
Romanian: strecurătoare (ro) f
Russian: си́то (ru) n ( síto ) , фильтр (ru) m ( filʹtr ) , си́течко (ru) n ( sítečko ) ( small one, e.g. tea strainer ) , дуршла́г (ru) m ( duršlág ) ( colander )
Scottish Gaelic: sìoltachan m
Serbo-Croatian: цедило n cedilo (sh) n цједило n cjedilo (sh) n
Spanish: colador (es) m filtro (es) m
Swedish: sil (sv) c filter (sv) n durkslag (sv) n sikt (sv) c
Tagalog: salaan
Turkish: süzgeç (tr)
Waray-Waray: saraan
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