tamizar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- screen noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.
- 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.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
Senses
tamizar is used for these senses in English:
- filter out (transitive) To selectively remove part of something.
- screen To filter by passing through a screen.
- screen (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
- sieve To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
- sift (transitive) To sieve or strain (something).
- strain (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
screen — full definition
- noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.
- verb To examine or test someone or something to detect a problem, risk, or suitability.
- verb To shield or conceal something from view.
- verb To show a film or program publicly.
sieve — full definition
- noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
- noun Something, or someone, that lets too much through — a poor filter, especially for secrets or memory.
- verb To pass something through a sieve; to sift or strain.