criba

f.

1 sieve (tamiz).

2 screening.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cribar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cribar.

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criba

► nombre femenino

1 (tamiz) sieve

2 figurado (selección) screening

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar como una criba familiar to be riddled with holes

hacer una criba to screen 2 (en examen) to fail lots of students

pasar por la criba figurado to screen

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SF

1) (=instrumento) sieve

2) (=acto) sifting, selection

- hacer una criba

- superar la criba

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femenino

a) (instrumento) sieve

b) (proceso de selección)

la primera criba — the first stage of the selection process

hicimos una criba de las solicitudes — we went through the applications

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femenino

a) (instrumento) sieve

b) (proceso de selección)

la primera criba — the first stage of the selection process

hicimos una criba de las solicitudes — we went through the applications

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criba¹

¹ = sieve.

Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

criba²

² = winnowing, vetting, screening.

Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

Ex: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.

* sistema de criba = vetting system.

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criba

feminine

1 (instrumento) sieve

este paraguas está hecho una criba this umbrella is full of holes o riddled with holes

2

(proceso de selección): la prueba escrita constituye la primera criba the written test is the first stage of the selection process

hicimos una criba de las solicitudes we went through the applications

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Del verbo cribar: (conjugate cribar)

criba es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
criba    
cribar
criba sustantivo femenino

a) (instrumento) sieve

b) (proceso de selección):

◊ la primera criba the first stage of the selection process;

hicimos una criba de las solicitudes we went through the applications
cribar (conjugate cribar) verbo transitivo
to sieve, sift
criba sustantivo femenino
1 Agr sieve
2 figurado filter
♦ Locuciones: hacer una criba, to make a selection
cribar sustantivo femenino
1 Agr to sift
2 figurado to filter, narrow down: vamos a cribar todas las propuestas, let's narrow down the proposals
'criba' also found in these entries:
English:
sieve
- sift

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criba nf

1. [tamiz] sieve;

Comp

Fam

estar hecho una criba to be full of holes

2. [selección]

en la primera criba eliminaron a diez candidatos they weeded out ten candidates in the first round of the selection process;

hicieron una criba de los proyectos y eligieron el suyo they sifted through the projects and chose his

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criba

f sieve

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criba nf

: sieve, screen