This is the 10514th most frequent Portuguese word.
filtrar
To filter.
In this sentence, 'filtrar' is used in its literal meaning of removing impurities from water using a filter.
Eu preciso filtrar a água antes de bebê-la.
I need to filter the water before drinking it.
Here, 'filtrar' is used metaphorically to mean analyzing or screening information for credibility and relevance.
É importante filtrar as informações que recebemos na internet.
It's important to filter the information we receive on the internet.
In this example, 'filtrar' refers to sorting or selecting specific items from a dataset based on defined criteria.