setacciare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- patrol noun A group of soldiers, police officers, or guards that moves through an area to watch over it or look for trouble.
- riddle noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
- scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
- sieve noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
- sift verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
- sort noun A particular type or kind of something.
- sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.
Senses
setacciare is used for these senses in English:
- patrol (intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
- riddle To put something through a riddle or sieve; to sieve; to sift.
- scour (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
- sieve To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
- sift (transitive) To sieve or strain (something).
- sift (transitive) To examine (something) carefully.
- sort (transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
- sweep (transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
patrol — full definition
- noun A group of soldiers, police officers, or guards that moves through an area to watch over it or look for trouble.
- verb To move regularly through an area in order to guard it or check for problems.
riddle — full definition
- noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
- noun A coarse sieve used to separate finer material from coarser material, such as sifting gravel from sand.
- verb To pierce something with many holes, or to fill it thoroughly with something, often something damaging.