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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfiltre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: filtr
"Il faut changer le filtre à air de la voiture."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A porous device through which a liquid or gas is passed to separate solid particles from it.
"Make sure to replace the water filter in the refrigerator every six months."
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To pass a liquid, gas, or light through a device to remove unwanted elements or modify properties.
"The software allows users to filter incoming emails by sender and subject."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin word 'filtrum', meaning felt, which was used as a straining material. This traces back to the Germanic root related to fleece or felt, evolving through Old French and into Middle English in the late 16th century to describe devices used for separating liquids from suspended impurities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Filter" is said worldwide
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filtre
Transliteration: filtr
"Il faut changer le filtre à air de la voiture."
Filter
Transliteration: fɪltɐ
"Der Kaffeeautomat hat einen eingebauten Filter."
filtro
Transliteration: filtɾo
"Questo rubinetto ha un filtro anticalcare."
filtro
Transliteration: filtɾo
"Necesitamos un filtro nuevo para la piscina."
filtro
Transliteration: fiɫ.tɾu
"O filtro de água purifica toda a nossa água potável."
फ़िल्टर
Transliteration: philtar
"पानी पीने से पहले फ़िल्टर का उपयोग करें।"
过滤器
Transliteration: guòlìqì
"这个空气净化器有一个高效过滤器。"
필터
Transliteration: pil-teo
"공기 청정기의 필터를 정기적으로 교체해야 합니다."
フィルター
Transliteration: firutā
"カメラのレンズにUVフィルターを装着した。"
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