What does leaden sieves mean?

20:52 Dec 2, 2019
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Poetry
English term or phrase: What does leaden sieves mean?
It sifts from leaden sieves
It powders all the wood
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road
Fatemeh Hassan jani
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1غربال یا الک سربی رنگ
Marzieh Izadi
5 +1ابرهای خاکستری
Mohammad Rostami
5غربال های خاکستری
Ali Sharifi
4الک‌های خاکستری
Mohammad Ghaffari


  

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leaden sieves
الک‌های خاکستری


Explanation:
leaden: of the colour of lead; dull grey.
"a leaden sky"

اشاره به ابرهای خاکستری دارد به هنگام بارش برف

Mohammad Ghaffari
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
what does leaden sieves mean?
غربال یا الک سربی رنگ


Explanation:
sieves
غربال، الک، سرند
leaden
سربی رنگ یا سربی


Marzieh Izadi
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agree  antoni jawdry
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what does leaden sieves mean?
غربال های خاکستری


Explanation:
غربال های خاکستری اشاره به رنگ برف در شعر امیلی دیکنسن می کند که همه جا را می پوشاند.. برای شرح مختصری از شعر لطفا به پیوند ارسالی رجوع کنید.

از غربال های خاکستری می بارد
تمام جنگل را پودر می پاشد
و با پشمی مرمری
چروک های جاده را پر می کند،


    https://interestingliterature.com/2016/12/20/a-short-analysis-of-emily-dickinsons-it-sifts-from-leaden-sieves/
Ali Sharifi
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
what does leaden sieves mean?
ابرهای خاکستری


Explanation:
It اشاره دارد به ابر
Sifts. اشاره دارد به باریدن
Laden sievesاشاره دارد به ابرهای خاکستری


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Note added at 11 hrs (2019-12-03 08:25:00 GMT)
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(میبارد از ابرهای خاکستری (برف

Example sentence(s):
  • describes the snow that falls (or 'sifts') from the dark grey clouds in the sky
  • leaden sieves. ... 'It sifts from leaden sieves' (like 'It rains', that common idiom
Mohammad Rostami
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in EnglishEnglish
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