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1 sift through
v.1 examinar cuidadosamente.2 repasar rápidamente, hacer una lectura ligera de.3 cribar. -
2 to sift through something
figurative use examinar algo cuidadosamente -
3 sift
sift1) (to separate by passing through a sieve etc: Sift the flour before making the cake.) tamizar2) (to examine closely: He sifted the evidence carefully.) examinar minuciosamentetr[sɪft]1 (sieve) tamizar, cribar2 (sprinkle) espolvorear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sift through something figurative use examinar algo cuidadosamentesift ['sɪft] vt1) : tamizar, cernersift the flour: tamice la harinav.• acribar v.• aflorar v.• cerner v.• cernir v.• cribar v.• desgranar v.• desmenuzar v.• escudriñar v.• examinar v.• garbillar v.• pasar por el tamiz v.• tamizar v.• zarandear v.sɪfta) \<\<sugar/flour\>\> tamizar*, cernir*, cerner*; ( sprinkle) espolvorearb) \<\<facts/evidence\>\> pasar por el tamiz or la criba[sɪft]1.VT [+ flour, soil] cerner, tamizar2.VIto sift through — (fig) examinar cuidadosamente
* * *[sɪft]a) \<\<sugar/flour\>\> tamizar*, cernir*, cerner*; ( sprinkle) espolvorearb) \<\<facts/evidence\>\> pasar por el tamiz or la criba -
4 sift
vt.tamizar (flour, sugar)vi. (examinar)to sift through something examinar algo concienzudamenteTo sift out inquirir, investigar(pt & pp sifted) -
5 criba
Del verbo cribar: ( conjugate cribar) \ \
criba es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: criba cribar
criba sustantivo femeninob) ( proceso de selección):hicimos una criba de las solicitudes we went through the applications
cribar ( conjugate cribar) verbo transitivo to sieve, sift
criba sustantivo femenino
1 Agr sieve
2 figurado filter Locuciones: hacer una criba, to make a selection
cribar sustantivo femenino
1 Agr to sift
2 figurado to filter, narrow down: vamos a cribar todas las propuestas, let's narrow down the proposals ' criba' also found in these entries: English: sieve - sift
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sift through — phrasal : to work through by sifting has sifted through some of the material used in the monumental project R.D.Gardner sift through them for the one that best suits his purpose Shirley A. Briggs * * * ˈsift through [transitive] [present tense… … Useful english dictionary
sift through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sift through : present tense I/you/we/they sift through he/she/it sifts through present participle sifting through past tense sifted through past participle sifted through same as sift 2) He spent hours… … English dictionary
sift through — phr verb Sift through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debris, ↑note, ↑résumé, ↑rubble, ↑wreckage … Collocations dictionary
ˈsift through sth — phrasal verb same as sift … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sift — [ sıft ] verb transitive 1. ) to pour a dry substance through a sieve to remove the large pieces 2. ) sift or sift through to examine information, documents, etc. in order to find what you are looking for: Sift every grain of information until… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sift — [sıft] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: siftan] 1.) to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2.) also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sift — v. 1) to sift carefully 2) (d; tr.) to sift from (to sift fact from fiction) 3) (d; intr.) to sift through (to sift through the debris) * * * [sɪft] to sift carefully (d; tr.) to sift from (to sift fact from fiction) (d; intr.) to sift through… … Combinatory dictionary
sift — UK [sɪft] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sift : present tense I/you/we/they sift he/she/it sifts present participle sifting past tense sifted past participle sifted 1) to pour a dry substance through a sieve to remove the large pieces 2) a)… … English dictionary
sift — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English siftan; akin to Old English sife sieve Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to put through a sieve < sift flour > b. to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
sift — [[t]sɪ̱ft[/t]] sifts, sifting, sifted 1) VERB If you sift a powder such as flour or sand, you put it through a sieve in order to remove large pieces or lumps. [V n] Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium sized mixing bowl. Syn: sieve 2)… … English dictionary
sift — verb (T) 1 to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2 also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or decide what is important and what is not … Longman dictionary of contemporary English