noun/verb (gerund/present participle)
peneiração; crivo; análise minuciosa
1. The act of passing a substance through a sieve or similar device to separate fine particles from coarse ones
Sifting flour is an important step in baking.
Peneirar farinha é uma etapa importante na confeitaria.
2. The act of examining or analyzing something carefully to find or separate what is important
The investigation involved sifting through hundreds of documents.
A investigação envolveu a análise minuciosa de centenas de documentos.
3. Moving or sorting through something in search of something specific
She was sifting through the sand looking for shells.
Ela estava procurando conchas na areia.
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