What does passoire in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word passoire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use passoire in French.
The word passoire in French means colander, Swiss cheese, butterfingers, tea strainer. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word passoire
colandernom féminin (écumoire) (metal/plastic with larger holes) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Passez les pâtes dans une passoire pour retirer l'eau. Put the pasta in a colander to remove the water. |
Swiss cheesenom féminin (figuré ([qch] qui laisse passer [qch]) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le député s'est plaint que nos frontières étaient de vraies passoires. The MP complained that our borders were like Swiss cheese. |
butterfingersnom féminin (familier (mauvais gardien de but) (colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce gardien de but est nul, c'est une vraie passoire, il laisse tout passer ! This goalie is useless; he's a real butterfingers; he lets everything go by! |
tea strainernom féminin (passoire pour le thé) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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