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winnow in Czech

winnow in Czech is fukar, vějička, čistící stroj — winnow means to blow air through loose material such as grain so the heavier and lighter parts separate.

winnow in Czech

fukar
noun
That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
vějička
noun
That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
čistící stroj
noun
That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
fukarovat
verb
(transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
oddělovat zrno od plev
verb
(transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
rozvívat
verb
(transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
třídit
verb
(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
vytřídit
verb
(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
probrat
verb
(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
protřídit
verb
(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.

What does "winnow" mean?

  1. verb To blow air through loose material such as grain so the heavier and lighter parts separate.
  2. verb To sort carefully through a group of things, keeping the good and removing the rest.
    "They winnowed the losers from the winners."
  3. verb To move something by blowing on it, as if fanning it with wings.
  4. verb To flap about, the way wings do.
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winnow in a sentence

  • They winnowed the losers from the winners.
  • They winnowed the field to twelve.

Similar words in Czech

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What is "winnow" in Czech?
"winnow" in Czech is fukar, vějička, čistící stroj. winnow means: To blow air through loose material such as grain so the heavier and lighter parts separate.
Are there other ways to say "winnow" in Czech?
Yes — Czech has 10 translations listed for "winnow": fukar, vějička, čistící stroj, fukarovat, oddělovat zrno od plev, rozvívat.
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