filter

filtro

Aparato que retiene materiales no deseados del agua, aire u otra sustancia que pasa por él.

En inglés sencillo: A device that removes unwanted material from water, air, or another substance passing through it.

• This filter cleans the water.
• I replaced the car’s air filter yesterday.
• The coffee filters are in the cupboard.

Sinónimos: strainer

Expresiones frecuentes: water filter, air filter, coffee filter, fuel filter

filtro

Herramienta o método que selecciona ciertos elementos y excluye los demás.

En inglés sencillo: A tool or method that selects some things and leaves others out.

• The filter blocks unwanted emails.
• Use the price filter to find cheaper rooms.
• These filters hide messages from unknown senders.

Sinónimos: screen, screening tool

Expresiones frecuentes: spam filter, search filter, content filter

filtrar

Hacer pasar un líquido o aire por algo que retiene las sustancias no deseadas.

En inglés sencillo: To pass liquid or air through something that removes unwanted material.

• We filter our drinking water.
• The machine filtered dust from the air.
• Can you filter the oil before using it again?

Cómo se usa: filter something through something (Filter the juice through a clean cloth.)

Sinónimos: strain, purify

Expresiones frecuentes: filter water, filter the air, filter through something

filtrar, seleccionar

Seleccionar ciertos elementos de un conjunto o eliminar los que no se quieren.

En inglés sencillo: To select certain things from a group, or remove things you do not want.

• Filter the results by date.
• The software filtered out unwanted messages.
• We filtered the list to include only local suppliers.

Cómo se usa: filter out something (The program filters out repeated names.); filter something by something (You can filter the results by price.)

Sinónimos: screen, sift, sort

Expresiones frecuentes: filter out something, filter by date, filter search results

filtrar, difuminar

Reducir la intensidad de la luz u otra fuerza que se propaga, o hacer que llegue de forma menos directa.

En inglés sencillo: To make light or another spreading force weaker or less direct.

• The curtains filter the light.
• Sunlight filtered through the leaves.
• Thin clouds filtered the harsh afternoon rays.

Cómo se usa: filter through something (Sunlight filtered through the curtains.)

Sinónimos: diffuse, soften

Antónimos: concentrate

Expresiones frecuentes: filter the light, filter sunlight, filter through something