shosh|a're nf 1 perforated ladle 2 tea filter 3 sieve
sho'sh·et vpr to sift down
sho'shė III§ nf 1 screen used for grading/separating: sieve, winnowing screen, winnow; riddle 2 [Fig] screening/filtering device 3 sprinkler 4 [Fig] small place, patch, little bit 5 (Bot) carline thistle (Carlina acaulis) IV§ adj riddled with holes • tė jep ujė me shoshė "gives you water with a winnowing screen" {} is extraordinarily skillful • tė nis me shoshė pėr ujė "sends you off for water with a screen" {} lures you with false hopes • ėsh·tė shoshė pa rreth "be a screen without a frame" to be useless because of an essential defect • shoshė e prishur "broken sieve" very talkative person • Shosha shosh, sita sit. [Prov] "The screen screens, the sieve sifts." What one does the other cannot do. • ėsh·tė shoshė e shpuar [Impol] to be good for nothing, be useless
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