🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

filtre

Pronunciation / Transliteration: filtr

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Filter/ˈfɪl.tər/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il faut changer le filtre à air de la voiture."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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."
As verb
  1. 1

    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."

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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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