Portuguese Meaning of sift

peneirar

Other Portuguese words related to peneirar

Definitions and Meaning of sift in English

Wordnet

sift (v)

move as if through a sieve

separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

check and sort carefully

distinguish and separate out

Webster

sift (v. t.)

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 sift sand or lime.

To separate or part as if with a sieve.

To examine critically or minutely; to scrutinize.

FAQs About the word sift

peneirar

move as if through a sieve, separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements, check and sort carefully, distinguis

filtro,pousar,écran,esclarecer,sedimento,estabelecer-se,tensão,claro,reassentar

aumentar,perturbar,mistura,mexer,agitar

sifilet => apito, sifflement => assobio, sif => Simular, sieve tube => tubo crivado, sieve out => peneirar,