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Meaning of "memory like a sieve" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEMORY LIKE A SIEVE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEMORY LIKE A SIEVE

memorisation
memorise
memoriser
memoriter
memorizable
memorization
memorize
memorizer
memory
memory bank
memory capacity
memory card
memory chip
memory foam
memory lane
memory loss
memory mapping
memory span
Memory Stick
memory trace

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEMORY LIKE A SIEVE

achieve
aggrieve
believe
disbelieve
grieve
make believe
make-believe
molecular sieve
nieve
overachieve
relieve
reprieve
retrieve
rieve
shrieve
sieve
slieve
thieve
unbelieve
underachieve

Synonyms and antonyms of memory like a sieve in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «memory like a sieve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEMORY LIKE A SIEVE

Find out the translation of memory like a sieve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of memory like a sieve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «memory like a sieve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

内存筛状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

memoria como un tamiz
570 millions of speakers

English

memory like a sieve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक चलनी की तरह स्मृति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذاكرة مثل غربال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

память как решето
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

memória como uma peneira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি ছড়ি মত মেমরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la mémoire comme une passoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ingatan seperti ayak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ふるいのようなメモリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

체 와 같은 메모리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Memori kaya sieve
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ nhớ như cái rây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு சல்லடை போன்ற நினைவகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक चाळणी सारखे मेमरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir elek gibi hafıza
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

memoria come un setaccio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pamięć jak sito
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пам´ять як решето
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

memorie ca o sită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μνήμη , όπως ένα κόσκινο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geheue soos ´n sif
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

minne som ett såll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

minne som en sil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of memory like a sieve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEMORY LIKE A SIEVE»

The term «memory like a sieve» is normally little used and occupies the 108.831 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEMORY LIKE A SIEVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about memory like a sieve

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEMORY LIKE A SIEVE»

Discover the use of memory like a sieve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to memory like a sieve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
A person who has a memory like a sieve is very forgetful — i.e., is unable to retain data, such as names, dates, appointments times, etc. The difference between a sieve and a strainer (MWCD: 14th cent.) is that the former is always made of ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
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Anglické obrazné fráze a idiomy - English as easy as ABC
SIEVE – to have a memory like a sieve/to have a head like a sieve – mít paměť jako řešeto, jako cedník “When it comes to people's names, I have a memory like a sieve.” cf. the opposite: to have a memory like an elephant. BRUSH – as daft as  ...
Gulland Daphne M., 2011
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When a Jew Seeks Wisdom: The Sayings of the Fathers
It might also seem better to have a memory like "a sieve, which lets out the coarse and retains the fine flour," than like "a strainer, which lets the wine pass through and retains the dregs." But actually, each of these types of memory helps the ...
Seymour Rossel, 1975
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
to mind (aber auch) ein Gedächtnis haben wie ein Sieb sal - to have a memory like a sieve Du hast aber auch ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb! Man erklärt dir etwas lang und breit — und drei, vier Stunden später erinnerst du dich an nichts mehr.
Hans Schemann, 2013
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Extended Axiomatic Linguistics
A similar analysis holds for cases such as "like a sieve" in "[to have a[ memory like a sieve", and "like a bull in a china shop". In Section 5.3.1, I argued that pigsty in the sense of "dirty or untidy place" (Collins English Dictionary) is to be regarded ...
James Dickins, 1998
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Mrs Dolby's Memory Magic: A Comprehensive Compendium of ...
Did you know how easy it is to remember numbers and shopping lists and indeed almost anything? After all, I'm just like you. I've got a memory like a sieve as well. That's why I wrote this book!
Karen Dolby, 2009
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365 American English Idioms
... memory like a seive Explanation: When you have a memory like a seive, you can not remember things well. Example: I was trying to remember Jack's phone number, but I have a memory like a sieve. ©©©©©©©©©©©© IDIOM #131: have a ...
Michael DiGiacomo, 2013
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365 American English Idioms with Mp3 Audio
... memory like a seive Explanation: When you have a memory like a seive, you can not remember things well. Example: I was trying to remember Jack's phone number, but I have a memory like a sieve. ©©©©©©©©©©©© IDIOM #131: have a ...
Michael DiGiacomo, 2013
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Messengers of Evil: Being a Further Account of the Lures and ...
He stuck to them in all their shifting from this place to that: no one had been able to get out of him what his name was, nor where he came from, for he was afflicted with a memory like a sieve — he could not remember things for two hours ...
Marcel Allain, Pierre Souvestre, 2009
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How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week: 50 Proven ...
We may speak of having a memory “like a sieve” – yet this is not in the sameorder ofreality as being balding,or colourblind, or pigeontoed. Asyoubegin tousethe memory techniques in this chapter, you willfindthat your ability torecall facts, ...
Dominic O'Brien, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEMORY LIKE A SIEVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term memory like a sieve is used in the context of the following news items.
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Constantine Is Really Dead This Time
I don't remember that, but then I have a memory like a sieve. Thanks, this is interesting. Reply. Flag. indy2011 · Jun 09, 2015. After 3 episodes I ... «TV.com, Jun 15»
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We're stuck with passwords: Here's how to make them work better …
The program will take care of that for you. Or, if you do want to keep them in mind, but have a memory like a sieve, you can always write a hint, ... «ZDNet, Apr 15»
3
Not just any Don, Tex and Charlie
That happens when you have a memory like a sieve. "Now, with the laptop, it's great for getting stuff down quickly. I've pulled over to the side of ... «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Apr 15»
4
Presenting a Cooking Show in My Underwear Didn't Make Me a …
With a memory like a sieve that I wouldn't know how to use anyway (masturbate the handle, yeah?), I blatantly read the script from autocue—by ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Mar 15»
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Forgot Mother's Day? Here's your excuse
... to wear the badge bearing the Oblivion Society's emblem, which is a colander, as a way of proclaiming that we have a memory like a sieve. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Tom Pope's Port Vale column: Why these are the best Vale goals I …
I must admit I was scratching my head when asked to pick mine. I've got a memory like a sieve but there was one sensational strike which kept ... «Stoke Sentinel, Feb 15»
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The Colbert Report: Series Finale
American culture has a memory like a sieve, but if you've even been remotely connected to it over the last decade, you have an example in ... «A.V. Club, Dec 14»
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One Week Friends Episodes 1-12 Streaming
Saki… well, Saki's special. She's a chronically easygoing slip of a girl with a memory like a sieve, bursting with careless, lackadaisical charisma ... «Anime News Network, Jul 14»
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Love of the job is icing on the cake for MaD Cakes' Debbie
... she must have the patience of a saint, she simply laughs and says: “I'm not patient and I've got a memory like a sieve. It comes with practice. «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 14»
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Suzanne Nelson: Weeks of sheer hell after applying for a passport …
... sooner but, since I've had children, I've been plagued by the phenomena that is baby brain, which has left me with a memory like a sieve. «Derby Telegraph, Jun 14»

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