filtrare

1. v/t strain, filter

2. v/i fig filter out

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filtrare v.tr.

1 to filter (anche inform. ), to filtrate; to leach, to strain: acqua filtrata, filtered water; filtrare del brodo, to strain broth; filtrare un liquido, to filter a liquid; filtrare il tè, to strain tea

2 (fig.) to sift, to screen: ti conviene filtrare tutte le informazioni ricevute, it would be a good idea if you sifted all the information that you receive

◆ v. intr.

1 to filter, to percolate, to seep, to ooze: l'acqua filtra attraverso il terreno, the water filters (o seeps) through the earth; il caffè sta filtrando, the coffee is percolating; la luce filtrava attraverso i rami, the light filtered through the branches

2 (fig.) to filter out, to leak out, to become* known: la notizia filtrò attraverso alcune indiscrezioni, the news leaked out through various unconfirmed reports.

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[fil'trare]

1. vt

to filter, (fig : selezionare) to screen

2. vi

(aus essere) to filter

la luce filtrava dalla finestra — the light filtered in through the window

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[fil'trare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (depurare) to filter, to filtrate [gas, vino, olio]; to percolate, to filter [caffè]; to strain, to filter [tè, salsa]

2) fig. (selezionare) to screen [visitatori]; to screen, to sift [telefonate, notizie]

2.

verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (penetrare) [liquido, umidità, pioggia] to drain, to filter, to leak; [suono, luce] to filter, to pierce

2) (colare) [liquido, caffè] to percolate

3) fig. (trapelare) [notizie, idea] to filter out, to filter through, to percolate

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filtrare

/fil'trare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (depurare) to filter, to filtrate [ gas, vino, olio]; to percolate, to filter [ caffè]; to strain, to filter [ tè, salsa]

 2 fig. (selezionare) to screen [ visitatori]; to screen, to sift [ telefonate, notizie]

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. essere)

 1 (penetrare) [ liquido, umidità, pioggia] to drain, to filter, to leak; [ suono, luce] to filter, to pierce

 2 (colare) [ liquido, caffè] to percolate

 3 fig. (trapelare) [ notizie, idea] to filter out, to filter through, to percolate.