sie russian
протере́ть
to wipe, to wipe clean, to rub clean
to rub through (a sieve), to grate, to purée
to wear a hole in, to rub a hole in, to wear through
блока́да
blockade, siege
оса́да
siege
си́то
sieve, bolter
протира́ть
to wipe, to wipe down, to wipe clean, to rub
to rub through a sieve, to purée, to strain
to wear through, to wear a hole in, to rub through
осади́ть
to besiege, to lay siege to
to besiege (with questions), to overwhelm, to mob
to put in one's place, to take down a peg, to rebuff
to rein in (a horse), to pull up, to halt
to drive in (a pile), to ram down, to make settle
де́ка
soundboard, sounding board, top (of a guitar)
deck, tape deck
concave, threshing concave
screen deck, sieve plate
fermentation cover, vat cover
решето́
sieve
осаждённый
besieged, under siege
beleaguered, besieged (with requests), inundated
precipitated, settled out (as sediment)
driven down, sunk down
осажда́ть
to lay siege, to besiege, to beset, to beleaguer
сие́на
sienna
оса́дный
siege
самбу́к
fruit mousse, fruit parfait, whipped fruit dessert
elder, sambucus
sambuca (siege ladder), scaling ladder
протёртый
worn through, rubbed through, chafed through
puréed, mashed, sieved
отсе́в
siftings, screenings, chaff, sifting residue
sifting out, screening out, sieving
dropout, attrition, weeding out
просе́ивать
to sift, to sieve, to screen
to sift through, to screen
процеди́ть
to strain, to filter, to pass through a sieve
to say through clenched teeth, to hiss out, to drawl out coldly
проти́рка
wiping, cleaning, rubbing down
cleaning cloth, rag, swab
rubbing through a sieve, straining, pureeing
се́янный
sown, planted
sieved, sifted, screened
проце́живать
to strain, to filter, to sieve
to force out (words), to hiss out
осажда́емый
besieged, under siege
precipitated, deposited
блока́дник
person who survived the Siege of Leningrad
грохо́тка
screen, sieve, riddle, sifter
грохочённый
screened, sieved, sorted by a screen
изрешечивавший
riddling (with holes), peppering (with bullets), making like a sieve
она́гр
onager, Persian wild ass
onager (siege engine), stone-throwing catapult
Examples
Он вспоминал о ленинградской блокаде.
He recalled the siege of Leningrad.
Долгая осада обескровила город.
The long siege drained the city of its strength.
Она отцеживает бульон через сито.
She strains the broth through a sieve.
Древние воины использовали стенобитные орудия при осаде.
The ancient warriors used battering engines during the siege.
Он продавливал тесто через сито.
He was pressing the dough through a sieve.
Тесто продавливается через сито.
The dough is pressed through a sieve.
Мы говорили с женщиной, пережившей блокаду Ленинграда.
We spoke with a woman who survived the Siege of Leningrad.
Суп, процеживаемый через сито, стал прозрачным.
The soup being strained through a sieve became clear.
Доза радиации измеряется в зивертах.
Radiation doses are measured in sieverts.
Город долго осаждался вражескими войсками.
The city was under siege by enemy troops for a long time.



















