Filtro (en. Filter)

/ˈfil.tɾo/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Element used to clean or clarify a liquid or gas.

The water filter removes impurities.

El filtro de agua elimina impurezas.

Device that allows the passage of some frequencies and blocks others.

We use a filter to improve sound quality.

Usamos un filtro para mejorar la calidad del sonido.

Module in an application that restricts the content displayed.

You can apply a filter to see only your friends' photos.

Puedes aplicar un filtro para ver solo las fotos de tus amigos.

From Latin 'filtrum', which means 'that filters'.

coffee filter

Device for preparing brewed coffee.

filtro de café

sunscreen

Cream or lotion that protects the skin from solar rays.

filtro solar

apply filter

To use a mechanism to restrict or modify information.

aplicar filtro

filter (verb)

Action of making something pass through a filter.

filtrar

filtration

Process of filtering something.

filtración

filtered

Process already carried out of filtering.

filtrado

State of something that is confusing or needs clarification.

I’m in a filter with this topic, I don’t understand anything.

Estoy en un filtro con este tema, no entiendo nada.

Person who asks questions or intervenes in a conversation insistently.

Don’t be a filter, let them talk.

No seas filtro, deja que hablen.