sieve out

• Trennt oder entfernt etwas aus einem Gemisch, indem man es durch ein Sieb gibt, oder wählt bestimmte Elemente aus einer Gruppe aus.

A phrasal verb meaning to separate or remove something from a mixture by passing it through a sieve, or to extract specific elements from a group.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Separate by filteringformal

   To remove unwanted elements from a mixture by passing it through a sieve or similar process.

   Aussieben

   • The chef sieved out the lumps from the flour.
   • They sieved out the impurities from the sand.
   • The technician sieved out the larger particles from the sample.

   Synonymefilter outscreen outseparate outwinnow out

2. Selectively removeinformal

   To identify and remove unwanted or irrelevant items from a group.

   Aussieben

   • The committee sieved out the weakest applications.
   • We need to sieve out the incorrect data from the report.
   • The editor sieved out the errors from the manuscript.

   Synonymeeliminatefilter outscreen outseparate outweed outwinnow out

   Antonymekeepretain

Grundverbsieve