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прецеждам — meaning in English

pretsezhdam

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English meaning

  • percolate verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  • sieve noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
  • strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

прецеждам is used for these senses in English:

  • percolate (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  • sieve To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
  • strain (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

percolate — full definition

  1. verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  2. verb To drain or seep through a porous substance.
  3. verb To make (coffee) in a percolator.
  4. verb (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.

sieve — full definition

  1. noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
  2. noun Something, or someone, that lets too much through — a poor filter, especially for secrets or memory.
  3. verb To pass something through a sieve; to sift or strain.

Related Bulgarian words