Spanish Conversation · Level 33
75 words
Spanish word
criba
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkɾiβa/
Meaning
- feminine nounsieve
Example
Pasa la harina por la criba.
Pass the flour through the sieve.
More examples
Las solicitudes pasan por la criba de recursos humanos.
Applications are sifted through the human resources sieve.
Core concept
Hand-held round sifter with very fine mesh for removing lumps from flour.
Common phrases
pasar por la criba
sift through the sieve
someter a la criba
put through the sieve
la criba de selección
sieve of selection
Similar words
colador: Strains solids from liquids using a perforated or mesh kitchen bowl.
filtro: Traps fine particles from air or liquids as a material or device in a flow system.
Definition in Spanish
Instrumento formado por una malla o estructura con agujeros finos que sirve para separar o tamizar sólidos según su tamaño, especialmente para harina u otros polvos.
Word origin
From Latin crībrum through Old Spanish, criba retains the original idea of a perforated tool that separates materials by particle size.
Usage tips
- Frequently used figuratively in 'pasar por la criba' to mean screening people or information, so criba appears in both literal and metaphorical contexts.
Other meanings
- screeningnoun
Related words
- cribarsieveverb
- cribadoscreenedadjective