sieve

• Appareil ou ustensile constitué d'un treillis ou d'une surface perforée, servant à séparer les éléments fins des éléments grossiers ou à filtrer les matières solides des liquides.

A utensil consisting of a mesh or perforated surface used to separate finer particles from coarser ones or to strain solids from liquids.

1. Strainer for separating solidsB1formal

   A utensil consisting of a mesh or perforated surface used to separate fine particles from coarse ones or to strain liquids.

   Passoire

   • She used a sieve to sift the flour for the cake.
   • The gardener passed the soil through a sieve to remove stones.
   • He poured the tea through a sieve to catch the leaves.

   Synonymescolanderfilterriddlescreensifterstrainer

• Verbe signifiant faire passer une substance à travers un tamis pour séparer les particules solides du liquide ou les morceaux grossiers des plus fins.

A verb meaning to pass a substance through a sieve to separate solids from liquids or larger pieces from smaller ones.

1. Examine for suitabilityB2formal

   To carefully evaluate or test something to determine if it meets certain criteria or is appropriate.

   Examiner pour vérifier la conformité

   • The committee sieved through dozens of applications to find the best candidate.
   • She sieved the data to remove any irrelevant information.
   • They sieved the proposals to select the most viable one.

   Synonymescullfilterscreensiftvetwinnow

2. Check and sort carefullyB2formal

   To examine items in detail, separating them based on quality or relevance.

   trier soigneusement

   • The editor sieved the manuscript for errors and inconsistencies.
   • He sieved through the evidence to find the key facts.
   • The analyst sieved the reports to extract useful insights.

   Synonymescullfilterscreensiftwinnow

   Antonymescombinemergemix

3. Separate by strainingB1formalculinary

   To pass a substance through a sieve or similar device to remove larger particles or impurities.

   Passer au tamis

   • She sieved the flour to remove any lumps before baking.
   • The gardener sieved the soil to separate out the stones.
   • He sieved the sand to filter out the debris.

   Synonymesboltfilterriddlescreensiftstrainwinnow

4. Distinguish and separateB2formal

   To identify and isolate specific elements from a larger group based on particular characteristics.

   trier

   • The algorithm sieves the relevant data from the noise.
   • They sieved the candidates based on their experience and skills.
   • The researcher sieved the results to focus on significant findings.

   Synonymescullextractfilterscreenselectseparatesiftsortwinnow

   Antonymescombinemixunite

Variantes phrasalsieve out