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filter

/ˈfɪltə/ /ˈfɪltɚ/

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noun

Filtre

A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.

Examples :

"The coffee maker has a filter to separate the coffee grounds from the liquid. "

La cafetière a un filtre pour séparer le marc de café du liquide.

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noun

Filtre

Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.

Examples :

"The radio's filter removes static, allowing the clear reception of the news report. "

Le filtre de la radio élimine les parasites, permettant une réception claire du reportage.

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noun

Filtre

Any item, mechanism, device or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.

Examples :

"He runs an email filter to catch the junk mail."

Il utilise un filtre de courriel pour attraper le courrier indésirable.

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noun

Modération, retenue

Self-restraint in speech.

Examples :

"My brother's filter was working well today; he didn't say anything unkind to our parents. "

La retenue de mon frère fonctionnait bien aujourd'hui ; il n'a rien dit de méchant à nos parents.

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noun

Filtre

A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).

Examples :

"The filter of acceptable study times, considering both available free time and deadlines, included all the afternoons and some evenings. "

Le filtre des horaires d'étude acceptables, tenant compte à la fois du temps libre disponible et des délais, comprenait tous les après-midi et certaines soirées.

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verb

Trier, filtrer, isoler

To sort, sift, or isolate.

Examples :

"This strainer should filter out the large particles."

Cette passoire devrait filtrer les grosses particules.

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verb

Diffuser, atténuer

To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.

Examples :

"The leaves of the trees filtered the light."

Les feuilles des arbres diffusaient la lumière.

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verb

Filtrer, passer au filtre

To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.

Examples :

"The water filtered through the rock and soil."

L'eau a filtré à travers la roche et le sol.

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verb

Filtrer, tamiser

To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.

Examples :

"The crowd filtered into the theater."

La foule a filtré dans le théâtre.

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verb

Remonter les files en moto

To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road

Examples :

"I can skip past all the traffic on my bike by filtering."

Je peux remonter toutes les files de voitures à moto en remontant les files.

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