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Translate winnow from English to French

Summary

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winnow:
- Wiktionary:
  winnow → vanner
  winnow → vanner
- Synonyms for "winnow":
  winnowing; sifting; separation
  fan; sift; sieve; strain
  fan
  cull out; choose; take; select; pick out
  remove; take away; withdraw

English

Detailed Translations for winnow from English to French

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Translation Matrix for winnow:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sifting; winnowing
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	cull out; fan
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	pick over; sift

Synonyms for "winnow":

winnowing; sifting; separation
fan; sift; sieve; strain
fan
cull out; choose; take; select; pick out
remove; take away; withdraw

Related Definitions for "winnow":

the act of separating grain from chaff¹
blow away or off with a current of air¹
- winnow chaff¹
select desirable parts from a group or list¹
- winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants¹
separate the chaff from by using air currents¹
- She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field¹
blow on¹
- The wind was winnowing her hair¹
- the wind winnowed the grass¹

Wiktionary Translations for winnow:

winnow

verb

to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air
- winnow → vanner

winnow

verb

nettoyer les grains au moyen d’un van.
- vanner → winnow

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• winnow	→ vanner	↔ worfeln — transitiv, Landwirtschaft: gedroschene Ähren mit einer flachen Korbschale (Worfel, Worfschaufel) in die Luft werfen, damit seitlicher Wind Spreu und Spelzen davonträgt und nur die Körner in den Korb zurückfallen

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University