filtrare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
- filter noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
- infiltrate verb To secretly gain entry into an organization or place, often to spy or cause harm.
- leach verb To remove a soluble substance from something by letting liquid filter through it, or (of a substance) to be removed this way.
- leak noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
- percolate verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
Senses
filtrare is used for these senses in English:
- break (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- cancel (transitive) To offset or equalize something.
- infiltrate (transitive) To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration.
- leach (transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
- percolate (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
- percolate (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- strain (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
break — full definition
- verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
- verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
- verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
- noun A short pause or rest from an activity.
cancel — full definition
- verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
- verb To make something officially invalid.
- verb In mathematics, to remove a common factor from both parts of a fraction or equation.
- verb Informally, to withdraw public support from someone over controversial behaviour.