setacciare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom setaccio (“sieve”) + -are.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsetacciàre (first-person singular present setàccio, first-person singular past historic setacciài, past participle setacciàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to sift, to sieve, to strain
- Synonyms: crivellare, stacciare
- (transitive) to comb, to search, to patrol
- (transitive) to sweep, to scour
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of setacciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- setacciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana