Polyglot Dictionary

cribar

/kɾiˈβaɾ/

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)
cribo
preterite (yo)
cribé
past participle
cribado

Meaning

  1. to sift

    • Cribó la harina.

      He sifted the flour.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cernir

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."

tamizar

cribar and tamizar are close synonyms for "to sift," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

peneirar

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

Practice

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