filter [ˈfɪltəʳ]
filter(
fihl
-
tuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (object for filtering)
a. el filtro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You may need to buy new filters for your coffee maker, because this coffee is full of grounds.Puede que tengas que comprar nuevos filtros para tu cafetera, porque este café está lleno de posos.
2. (transportation) (United Kingdom)
a. la flecha (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If there were filters at this intersection, there would be fewer accidents.Si hubiera flechas en este cruce, habrÃa menos accidentes.
b. el giro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The filter signals were broken, so it took forever to make a turn at the intersection.Las señales de giro estaban rotas, asà que tardamos casi una eternidad en girar en la intersección.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (to purify)
a. filtrar
He needs a transplant because his liver is not filtering his blood the way it should.Necesita un transplante porque su hÃgado no le filtra la sangre como deberÃa.
4. (computing)
a. filtrar
We had to update the operating system so that it could better filter spam.Tuvimos que actualizar el sistema operativo para que pudiera filtrar mejor el correo basura.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
5. (to spread)
a. flltrarse
Smoke from the fire next door filtered into the room from under the door.El humo del incendio de la casa de al lado se filtró en el cuarto por debajo de la puerta.
6. (transportation) (United Kingdom)
filterNountransitive verbintransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for liquids, on cigarette)
a. el filtro(M) (photography)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
filter coffeecafé de filtro
filter paperpapel de filtro
2. (aut) (United Kingdom)
a.
filter lanecarril de giro a la derecha/izquierda
filter signalseñal f de giro a la derecha/izquierda
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (general)
a. filtrar
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (liquid, light)
a. filtrarse
the news soon filtered throughla noticia se filtró rápidamente
5. (aut) (United Kingdom)
a. (traffic)
to filter to the right/leftgirar a la derecha/izquierda
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