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sift [sɪft]∎ sift a little sugar onto the cakes saupoudrez un peu de sucre sur les gâteaux(b) (scrutinize → evidence, proposal) passer au crible;∎ the experts are sifting the facts les experts passent les faits au crible∎ they sifted through the garbage/the ruins ils fouillaient (dans) les ordures/les ruines;∎ he was sifting through some old correspondence il était en train de fouiller dans une vieille correspondance(b) (pass, filter) filtrer;∎ dust had sifted in through the cracks la poussière s'était infiltrée par les fentes;∎ I let the sand sift through my fingers j'ai laissé le sable couler entre mes doigts(a) (remove → lumps, debris) enlever (à l'aide d'un tamis ou d'un crible);∎ he sifted out the lumps from the flour il a tamisé la farine pour enlever les grumeaux∎ they sifted out the relevant information ils n'ont retenu que les éléments intéressants
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