-
1 sift
[sift]1) (to separate by passing through a sieve etc: Sift the flour before making the cake.) presejati2) (to examine closely: He sifted the evidence carefully.) pregledati* * *[sift]transitive verb & intransitive verbpresejati ( flour moko), presevati, rešetati; posuti ( sugar on the cake sladkor na kolač); ločiti, odbirati ( from od); pazljivo izprašati, pregledati, raziskati (dokaze, dejstva); padati skozi rešeto ali sito, biti presejan, prerešetan; figuratively prodirati ( into v); izvleči (tajnost) ( from iz)to sift grain from husk, to sift the chaff from the wheat — ločiti plevel od zrnato sift out — ločiti, odbrati z rešetanjem ( from od); poiskati, zaslediti, najti
См. также в других словарях:
To sift out — Sift Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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 — Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
sift — verb 1) sift the flour into a large bowl Syn: sieve, strain, screen, filter, riddle; archaic bolt 2) we sift out unsuitable applications Syn: separate out, filter out, sort out, put to one side, weed out … Thesaurus of popular words
sift — verb 1) sift the flour into a large bowl Syn: sieve, strain, screen, filter 2) we sift out unsuitable applications Syn: separate out, filter out, sort out, weed out, get rid of, remove 3) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
sift — verb examine sth very carefully ADVERB ▪ carefully ▪ out ▪ They will try to sift out the winners and the losers. PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ … Collocations 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
Sifted — Sift Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sifting — Sift Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barmbrack — (Irish: Báirín Breac) is a yeasted bread with added sultanas and raisins. Usually sold in flattened rounds, it is often served toasted with butter along with a cup of tea in the afternoon. The dough is sweeter than sandwich bread, but not as rich … Wikipedia
