Filtraba (en. Filtered)

/fil'tɾaβa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To pass a liquid or gas through a filter.
He filtered the water to remove impurities.
Él filtraba el agua para eliminar impurezas.
To separate solid elements from a liquid.
The machine filtered the oil waste.
La máquina filtraba los residuos del aceite.
To allow only certain elements in a more metaphorical context.
She filtered the criticisms from social media so as not to feel affected.
Ella filtraba las críticas de las redes sociales para no sentirse afectada.

Etymology

From the Latin 'filtare', which means to filter.

Common Phrases and Expressions

filter information
Select and transmit only certain relevant data.
filtrar información
filter noise
Eliminate distractions or unwanted sounds.
filtrar ruido
filter opinions
Make a selection of the opinions that are considered valuable.
filtrar opiniones

Related Words

filter
Element used to filter.
filtro
filtration
Process of filtering.
filtración
filtering
Result of filtering.
filtrado

Slang Meanings

Use a filter to reduce unnecessary information.
In this conversation, he filtered out what was not relevant.
En esta conversación, filtraba lo que no era relevante.
Deduce or draw conclusions from the provided information.
She always filtered what they told her to understand the truth.
Ella siempre filtraba lo que le decían para entender la verdad.