filter

filtre

Dispositif qui retire les éléments indésirables de l’eau, de l’air ou d’une autre substance qui le traverse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : strainer

Expressions courantes : water filter, air filter, coffee filter, fuel filter

filtre

Outil ou méthode qui retient certains éléments et écarte les autres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : screen, screening tool

Expressions courantes : spam filter, search filter, content filter

filtrer

Faire passer un liquide ou de l’air à travers quelque chose qui retient les matières indésirables.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : filter something through something (Filter the juice through a clean cloth.)

Synonymes : strain, purify

Expressions courantes : filter water, filter the air, filter through something

filtrer, trier

Sélectionner certains éléments d’un ensemble ou retirer ceux qu’on ne veut pas.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : filter out something (The program filters out repeated names.); filter something by something (You can filter the results by price.)

Synonymes : screen, sift, sort

Expressions courantes : filter out something, filter by date, filter search results

filtrer, diffuser

Atténuer la lumière ou une autre force qui se propage, ou la faire parvenir de façon moins directe.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : filter through something (Sunlight filtered through the curtains.)

Synonymes : diffuse, soften

Contraires : concentrate

Expressions courantes : filter the light, filter sunlight, filter through something