passer au crible
/pɑ.se o kʁibl/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- passe au crible
- past
- a passé au crible
- perfect
- passé au crible
Meaning
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to scrutinize closely
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Les enquêteurs passent le dossier au crible.
The investigators scrutinize the file closely.
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Practice
1 What does passer au crible mean?
to scrutinize closely
2 Fill the gap: Les enquêteurs passent le dossier au ___.
Full sentence: Les enquêteurs passent le dossier au crible. (The investigators scrutinize the file closely.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches passer au crible?
passer au crible: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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