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filtrar

to filter

verb feel-TRAHR Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to leak

Usage Note

Filtrar covers both 'to filter' (physically straining a liquid) and 'to leak' information, as when classified documents are filtrados to the press. The reflexive filtrarse means 'to seep through,' describing light or water penetrating a barrier. Context usually makes the sense clear.

Examples

"La luz se filtra por las persianas."

Natural Translation

The light filters through the blinds.

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