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Translate winnow from English to Swedish

Summary

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winnow:
- sovra
Wiktionary:
- winnow → sålla

English

Detailed Translations for winnow from English to Swedish

winnow:

winnow

winnow (sift; pick over)
sovra
- sovra

Translation Matrix for winnow:

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

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

figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test
- winnow → sålla

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University