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sift down

/sɪft daʊn/

Translations

sift downverb

sifted down

Past Simple

sifted down

Past Participle

sifting down

Gerund

/sɪft daʊn/

tamiserSens littéral, en parlant d’une matière pulvérulente ou fine.

She sifted down the flour into the bowl to ensure there were no lumps.

Elle a tamisé la farine dans le bol pour s’assurer qu’il n’y avait pas de grumeaux.

passer au cribleSens figuré, avec l’idée d’examiner ou de trier avec soin.

He sifted down the documents to find the relevant information for the report.

Il a passé les documents au crible pour trouver les informations pertinentes pour le rapport.

Additional translations

faire descendreInformatique, notamment en théorie des tas.

Synonyms

sift downverb

To cause something to fall or descend gradually through a sieve or similar device.

She sifted down the flour into the bowl to ensure there were no lumps.

To examine or sort through something carefully in order to isolate what is most important or useful.

He sifted down the documents to find the relevant information for the report.

In computer science, particularly in heap data structures, to move a node down the tree to maintain the heap property.

The algorithm will sift down the node to restore the heap order after deletion.