What does «filtrar» mean in Spanish?
- To pass a liquid through a filter; to strain; to distill.
Examples of use in Spanish: "filtrar agua".
"debes filtrar el café usando el tamiz".
- Select certain data or aspects to form information.
Examples of use in Spanish: "debemos filtrar todos estos datos para captar los más relevantes para nuestra investigación".
- To penetrate a liquid through another solid body through its pores, cracks, or crevices; to ooze. By extension, to pass light.
Examples of use in Spanish: "el agua se filtraba por la pared".
"la luz del sol se filtraba a través de las blancas cortinas de la casa".
- Stealthily or inadvertently disappearing money or property.
Examples of use in Spanish: "se filtraron los fondos de la compañía".
- The disclosure or dissemination of confidential news or matters through indiscretion or carelessness.
Examples of use in Spanish: "se filtró la información a los medios de comunicación, ya es imparable".
"filtrarse un secreto":
- To spread an idea or news.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la idea del paro filtró rápidamente entre los trabajadores".
- It is said of a person who has great capacity or competence to grasp something.
♦ Used in: Cuba