Polyglot Dictionary

cernir

/seɾˈniɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
cierno
preterite (yo)
cerní
past participle
cernido

Meaning

  1. to sift

    • Cierne la harina.

      She sifts the flour.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

tamizar

cernir and tamizar are close synonyms for "to sift," like flour, interchangeable.

cribar

cribar can also mean to sift or screen in a broader sense, like screening candidates; cernirse more literally means to sift, or figuratively "to loom over."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

peneirar

peneirar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sift."

Practice

1 What does cernir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches cernir?

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