filter in German

A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.

(transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.

(intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.

(intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.

(intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.