sifting

• Nom désignant l'action de passer une substance à travers un tamis ou un crible pour séparer les particules fines des grossières, ou pour trier et filtrer des éléments selon leur taille ou leur nature.

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

indénombrable

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.

   Tamissage du grain

   • 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.

   Synonymesscreeningwinnowing

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de passer une substance à travers un tamis afin de séparer les particules fines des plus grosses, ou pour examiner attentivement quelque chose dans le but de sélectionner ou d'isoler les éléments précieux.

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.

   Passer au tamis

   • 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.

   Synonymesboltfilterriddlescreensievestrain

2. Examine carefullyB2formal

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

   Examiner minutieusement

   • 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.

   Synonymesanalyzecombexamineinvestigateprobereviewscreenscrutinizewinnow

3. B2formal

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

   trier

   • 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.

   Synonymesanalyzediscriminatedistinguishexaminefilterscreenseparatesortwinnow

   Antonymesblendcombineconflateconfusemergemix