winnow down

UK
/ˈwɪnəʊ daʊn/
US
/ˈwɪnoʊ daʊn/
winnow downverb
winnowed down
Präteritum
winnowed down
Partizip Perfekt
winnowing down
Gerundium
UK
/ˈwɪnəʊ daʊn/
US
/ˈwɪnoʊ daʊn/
Übersetzungen
We need to winnow down the list of candidates to just three.
Нам нужно сократить список кандидатов до трех.
Definitionen
To reduce the number of options or candidates by removing the less desirable ones.
The committee had to winnow down the list of applicants to just three finalists.
Synonyme
narrow down
cut down
pare down