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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

  1. noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.
  2. verb To examine or test someone or something to detect a problem, risk, or suitability.
  3. verb To shield or conceal something from view.
  4. verb To show a film or program publicly.

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.

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