sifting

• Sustantivo que designa el proceso de separar partículas finas de otras más gruesas o impurezas, generalmente pasando el material por un tamiz o criba. También puede referirse a la acción de examinar o seleccionar cuidadosamente algo entre un conjunto mayor.

A noun referring to the process of separating grain from chaff, often by using a sieve or similar tool.

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1. Separation of grain from chaffB2formal

   The process of separating the edible part of grain from the inedible husks or chaff, typically by shaking or using a sieve.

   Aventado o cribado del grano

   • The farmer spent the afternoon sifting the wheat.
   • Sifting is an essential step in traditional grain processing.
   • After sifting, the clean grain was stored in the barn.

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• Verbo que se usa para referirse a la acción de pasar una sustancia por un tamiz o colador para separar las partículas finas de las gruesas, o para examinar algo cuidadosamente con el fin de seleccionar o separar las partes valiosas.

A verb used to indicate the act of passing a substance through a sieve to separate finer particles from coarser ones, or to examine something carefully to select or separate valuable parts.

1. Pass through a sieveB1formal

   To put a substance through a sieve or similar device to separate fine particles from coarse ones.

   Pasar por un tamiz o colador

   • She sifted the flour before adding it to the cake batter.
   • The baker sifted the sugar to remove any lumps.
   • He sifted the sand to find small shells.

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2. Examine carefullyB2formal

   To examine or analyze something in detail, often to separate useful from useless information.

   examinar con detenimiento

   • The detective sifted through the evidence for clues.
   • We need to sift the data to find the relevant statistics.
   • She sifted through the documents looking for the contract.

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3. B2formal

   To separate or distinguish one thing from another, especially by careful analysis.

   Separar o distinguir

   • It's important to sift fact from fiction in this report.
   • The teacher helped the students sift the main ideas from the details.
   • He sifted the good proposals from the bad ones.

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