peneirar — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.

Senses

peneirar is used for these senses in English:

• sieve To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
• sift (transitive) To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.

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.

sift — full definition

1. verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
2. verb To examine something closely and methodically, especially to separate what matters from what doesn't.

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